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Energy price inflation by country, September 2026: ranking

In September 2026, Belgium had the highest rate among 19 countries (30.6%) and Japan the lowest (-0.2%). 19 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell. The euro area figure was 18.9%.

These figures are the 12-month change in a price index (how fast prices rose), not the price level or the size of a bill.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Belgium	30.6%	2026-09	+8.7pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Italy	22.6%	2026-09	+5.5pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Spain	22.1%	2026-09	+5pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	France	21.1%	2026-09	+4.6pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	U.S.	20.4%	2026-09	+4.1pp	Energy component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
6	Canada	18.95%	2026-09	+3.5pp	Energy component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
7	Portugal	17%	2026-09	+3.5pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Sweden	15.8%	2026-09	+10.9pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Ireland	15.3%	2026-09	+3.5pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	Austria	15.2%	2026-09	+5.1pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	Poland	14.2%	2026-09	+3.9pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
12	Netherlands	14%	2026-09	+2.3pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Germany	13.4%	2026-09	+4pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Finland	13.1%	2026-09	+1.4pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Switzerland	12.6%	2026-09	+2.8pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Norway	9.6%	2026-09	+5.6pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
17	Denmark	8.7%	2026-09	+6.3pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	South Korea	7.74%	2026-09	+0.07pp	Energy component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
19	Japan	-0.2%	2026-09	+0.1pp	Energy component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	18.9%	2026-09	+4.6pp	HICP energy	Eurostat (European Commission)

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Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

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Source

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-09 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-09 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license