Europe

Highest Price-to-income countries in Europe

Compare European countries using the indicator House price to income ratio.

Indicator: house_price_to_income_ratio Year: 2024 Granularity: country

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This indicator is available at country level only.

Burden ranking

Countries most affected by housing

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Portugal · Lowest in ranking: Romania

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Top country: Portugal
  • Top value: 122.9
  • Lowest in ranking: Romania
  • Countries included: 27
  • Portugal ranks first in this country ranking, with 122.90, while Romania appears at the lower end with 48.20.

Editorial detail

Editorial insights

deviation

Portugal versus the European average

Portugal records 122.90, compared with a European average of 97.13, a difference of 25.77 points.

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European ranking for Price to income

Portugal ranks first in this country ranking, with 122.90, while Romania appears at the lower end with 48.20.

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Country view

In 2024, Portugal shows higher pressure than the European average on this indicator, at 122.9 versus 97.1.

Indicator: House price to income ratio

Granularity: Countries

  1. 1

    Portugal

    122.90

    +0.10
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  2. 2

    Luxembourg

    118.60

    -12.20
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  3. 3

    Austria

    115.20

    -8.60
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  4. 4

    Czechia

    112.10

    +0.10
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  5. 5

    Netherlands

    108.40

    +2.40
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  6. 6

    Sweden

    108.10

    -3.50
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  7. 7

    Greece

    107.40

    +4.90
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  8. 8

    Slovenia

    106.70

    +1.70
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  9. 9

    Denmark

    103.90

    +0.30
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  10. 10

    Estonia

    103.20

    -1.00
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  11. 11

    Belgium

    102.40

    +0.50
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  12. 12

    Spain

    99.00

    +2.20
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  13. 13

    Hungary

    99.00

    +1.90
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  14. 14

    Germany

    97.70

    -5.60
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  15. 15

    Ireland

    97.30

    +1.50
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  16. 16

    France

    95.50

    -7.90
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  17. 17

    Lithuania

    94.20

    +2.10
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  18. 18

    Cyprus

    93.60

    +0.50
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  19. 19

    Slovakia

    93.60

    -3.40
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  20. 20

    Malta

    92.90

    -4.20
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  21. 21

    Croatia

    91.90

    -1.30
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  22. 22

    Poland

    90.00

    +2.60
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  23. 23

    Latvia

    87.40

    -3.50
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  24. 24

    Italy

    85.80

    +0.10
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  25. 25

    Finland

    79.70

    -3.90
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  26. 26

    Bulgaria

    67.80

    -6.80
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  27. 27

    Romania

    48.20

    -4.40
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Ranking highlights

2024 values. Changes compare 2024 vs 2023.

House price to income ratio

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2024

Top 5 countries

2024 values

  1. #1 Portugal 122.90
  2. #2 Luxembourg 118.60
  3. #3 Austria 115.20
  4. #4 Czechia 112.10
  5. #5 Netherlands 108.40

Bottom 5 countries

2024 values

  1. #27 Romania 48.20
  2. #26 Bulgaria 67.80
  3. #25 Finland 79.70
  4. #24 Italy 85.80
  5. #23 Latvia 87.40

By change (2024 vs 2023)

Largest increase vs previous year

2024 vs 2023

  1. #1 Greece +4.90
  2. #2 Poland +2.60
  3. #3 Netherlands +2.40
  4. #4 Spain +2.20
  5. #5 Lithuania +2.10

Largest decrease vs previous year

2024 vs 2023

  1. #1 Luxembourg -12.20
  2. #2 Austria -8.60
  3. #3 France -7.90
  4. #4 Bulgaria -6.80
  5. #5 Germany -5.60