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Germany: prices

Germany'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 Germany, the page says so.

Transport prices: Germany is the 5th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

annual average change: 2.0% for Germany, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole.

Germany 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

Germany: 2.3% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the joint 19th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
18Malta2.4%
joint 19Czechia2.3%
joint 19Germany2.3%
21Portugal2.2%
22Ireland2.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.5%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 8.7% in 2022. Lowest: 0.2% in 2009.
  • 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).

Food prices

annual average change

Germany: 2.6% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the 21st highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
19Portugal2.9%
20Belgium2.7%
21Germany2.6%
22Spain2.5%
23Greece2.3%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)3.3%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 12.7% in 2023. Lowest: -1.3% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 6.7%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 11* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

Germany: 1.1% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the joint 20th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
18Estonia2.1%
19Denmark1.6%
joint 20Germany1.1%
joint 20Italy1.1%
22Malta0.9%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.8%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 13.9% in 2022. Lowest: -1.1% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.9%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 5* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

Germany: -2.1% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the joint 21st highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
19Italy-0.9%
20Estonia-1.1%
joint 21Germany-2.1%
joint 21Slovenia-2.1%
23Denmark-2.5%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 38.6% in 2022. Lowest: -5.4% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 9.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 9* of 24* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

Germany: 2.0% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the 5th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
3Malta3.6%
4Slovakia2.3%
5Germany2.0%
6Austria1.6%
7Netherlands1.5%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)0.7%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 11.1% in 2022. Lowest: -2.0% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 5.0%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 9* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

Germany: 3.2% in 2025, the joint 20th highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
19Italy4.0%
joint 20Belgium3.2%
joint 20Germany3.2%
22Austria2.5%
23Luxembourg1.6%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2006 to 2025. Highest: 11.6% in 2021. Lowest: -8.4% in 2023.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 2.2%*.

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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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