Europe

Highest Price-to-income countries in Europe

Comparez les pays europeennes selon l'indicateur House price to income ratio.

Indicator: house_price_to_income_ratio Year: 2024 Granularity: country

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Burden ranking

Countries most affected by housing

Higher values indicate higher burden.

Top country: Portugal · Lowest in ranking: Romania

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Favorable rank: 27 of 27.
  • Difference versus Europe: 25.8.
  • Relative band: bottom third.
  • In 2024, Portugal shows higher pressure than the European average on this indicator, at 122.9 versus 97.1.
  • House price to income ratio ranking uses country scope for year 2024.

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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
  2. 2

    Luxembourg

    118.60

    -12.20
  3. 3

    Austria

    115.20

    -8.60
  4. 4

    Czechia

    112.10

    +0.10
  5. 5

    Netherlands

    108.40

    +2.40
  6. 6

    Sweden

    108.10

    -3.50
  7. 7

    Greece

    107.40

    +4.90
  8. 8

    Slovenia

    106.70

    +1.70
  9. 9

    Denmark

    103.90

    +0.30
  10. 10

    Estonia

    103.20

    -1.00
  11. 11

    Belgium

    102.40

    +0.50
  12. 12

    Spain

    99.00

    +2.20
  13. 13

    Hungary

    99.00

    +1.90
  14. 14

    Germany

    97.70

    -5.60
  15. 15

    Ireland

    97.30

    +1.50
  16. 16

    France

    95.50

    -7.90
  17. 17

    Lithuania

    94.20

    +2.10
  18. 18

    Cyprus

    93.60

    +0.50
  19. 19

    Slovakia

    93.60

    -3.40
  20. 20

    Malta

    92.90

    -4.20
  21. 21

    Croatia

    91.90

    -1.30
  22. 22

    Poland

    90.00

    +2.60
  23. 23

    Latvia

    87.40

    -3.50
  24. 24

    Italy

    85.80

    +0.10
  25. 25

    Finland

    79.70

    -3.90
  26. 26

    Bulgaria

    67.80

    -6.80
  27. 27

    Romania

    48.20

    -4.40

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