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France: prices

France's prices figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for France, the page says so.

Household energy prices: France is the lowest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change: -6.0% for France, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

France against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Consumer price inflation

all items, annual average change

France: 0.9% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the 26th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 23Finland1.8%
25Italy1.7%
26France0.9%
27Cyprus0.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.5%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 5.9% in 2022. Lowest: 0.1% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.4%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 3* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Food prices

annual average change

France: 1.3% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the 26th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
24Finland2.1%
25Luxembourg2.0%
26France1.3%
27Cyprus0.3%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)3.3%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 12.4% in 2023. Lowest: -4.4% in 1996.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.6%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 6* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

France: -0.2% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the 26th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
24Czechia0.1%
25Slovenia-0.1%
26France-0.2%
27Cyprus-1.9%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.8%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 9.3% in 2022. Lowest: -12.7% in 1996.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.5%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 7* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

France: -6.0% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the lowest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
25Czechia-3.4%
26Cyprus-5.9%
27France-6.0%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 24.1% in 2022. Lowest: -6.0% in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 8.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 12* of 24* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

France: -0.1% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the 19th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 17Finland0.0%
joint 17Latvia0.0%
19France-0.1%
joint 20Bulgaria-0.2%
joint 20Croatia-0.2%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)0.7%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 9.9% in 2022. Lowest: -11.7% in 1996.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 10* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

France: 0.7% in 2025, the 25th highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
23Luxembourg1.6%
24Sweden1.0%
25France0.7%
26Finland-2.3%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2006 to 2025. Highest: 11.6% in 2006. Lowest: -6.1% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 1.8%*.

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Modification notice and disclaimer

The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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