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Electricity price inflation by country, December 2025: ranking
In December 2025, Austria had the highest rate among 17 countries (41.8%) and France the lowest (-14.2%). 9 countries rose from the previous month and 5 fell. The euro area figure was -1.3%.
| Rank | Country | Latest | Period | Change from previous month | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 41.8% | 2025-12 | +0.4pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2 | Australia | 21.5% | 2025-12 | +1.8pp | Electricity component of the national CPI | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| 3 | Spain | 12.6% | 2025-12 | +0.7pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 4 | Poland | 8.1% | 2025-12 | +0.1pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 5 | Sweden | 7% | 2025-12 | -0.3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 6 | Norway | 5.5% | 2025-12 | +0.7pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 7 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025-12 | -0.4pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 8 | Netherlands | 3.4% | 2025-12 | +0.3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 9 | Belgium | 3.2% | 2025-12 | -4.6pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 10 | Finland | 0.1% | 2025-12 | 0pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 11 | South Korea | -0.43% | 2025-12 | 0pp | Electricity component of the national CPI | Statistics Korea (KOSIS) |
| 12 | Germany | -1.9% | 2025-12 | -0.4pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 13 | Portugal | -3.8% | 2025-12 | +0.3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 14 | Italy | -5.5% | 2025-12 | +0.3pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 15 | Switzerland | -8.7% | 2025-12 | 0pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 16 | Denmark | -11.2% | 2025-12 | +0.9pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 17 | France | -14.2% | 2025-12 | -0.2pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| Regional average (not ranked) | Euro area | -1.3% | 2025-12 | -0.2pp | HICP electricity | Eurostat (European Commission) |
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How to read this
- 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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