Energy expenditures of households

  • Since 2000, annual energy expenditures of households increased in the EU and in the majority of its Member States. At EU level, energy expenditures rose by 1.8%/year until 2014. Then it strongly decreased by 3.7%/year until 2020. The considerable rise in energy prices since 2021 has a significant impact on energy expenditures for households, with an increase by 12.4%/year to reach 1351 EUR at EU level in 2022, exceeding the 2010 level. However, it decreased in 11 MS over 2010-2022.This is particularly evident in countries with high energy expenditure.
  • In 2022, energy expenditures per household significantly increased compared to 2021, correlated to the surge of energy prices. It ranged, at constant prices, from 547 EUR in Bulgaria to more than 2000 EUR in Austria, Ireland, Belgium or Luxembourg. 8 of the 10 countries with the highest GDP per capita have the highest energy expenditures (except France and The Netherlands).

Annual energy expenditures of households for housing



  • Despite the persistent growth in energy expenditures, the share of households budgets allocated to energy expenditures slightly declined over 2010-2022, at EU level (-0.1 percentage points) and in most (20) of the MS. It varied from 2.2% in Malta to more than 7% in Czechia or Estonia, with an average of 3.8% at EU level.
  • The highest decreased happened in Hungary and Slovenia, with a reduction of more than 5 and 2 percentage points, respectively, since 2010.

Share of energy expenditures for housing in the households budget