Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany
Germany: Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 24.1% for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany peaked at 33.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.1% | — |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 24.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.4%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 24.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +38.6% | 24.1% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 24.1% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 21.5% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany?
- Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of in Germany was 24.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of housing costs in disposable household income, by type of household and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).