Energy price inflation (HICP) in Austria

Energy prices for households in Austria changed by 7.6% in 2025.

Measure: Energy price inflation (HICP) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2025 7.6% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 +13.0percentage points 2024: -5.4%
European Union, 2025 -0.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 -0.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 2nd of 36 See the full ranking

Energy price inflation (HICP) in Austria over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Energy price inflation (HICP) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 7.6% -0.6%
2024 -5.4% -1.6%
2023 6.9% 0.0%
2022 39.8% 35.2%
2021 10.8% 12.6%
2020 -5.9% -6.1%
2019 0.7% 1.2%
2018 5.3% 6.2%
2017 2.9% 4.4%
2016 -4.6% -4.7%
2015 -7.5% -6.4%
2014 -2.2% -1.9%
2013 -1.0% 0.3%
2012 5.1% 7.5%
2011 11.3% 11.2%
2010 7.6% 7.4%
2009 -10.4% -5.7%
2008 10.7% 10.3%
2007 4.0% 3.0%
2006 6.3% 7.7%
2005 9.8% 9.7%
2004 6.9% 5.3%
2003 1.0% 4.1%
2002 -2.4% 1.8%
2001 0.3% 3.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +13.0 percentage points from -5.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -7.5%, the figure has changed by +15.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 2nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -0.6%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=NRG
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat