Arrears on utility bills in Germany, 2025

Arrears on utility bills in 2025: Annual value — 4.6 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Arrears on utility bills in 2025 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 4.6 %, source Eurostat
Arrears on utility bills in 2025 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: Eurostat. forecasteconomy.com

Arrears on utility bills in 2025

  • Value: 4.6 %
  • Change vs 2024: −0.4 % (−8 %)
  • Position in history: above the 21-year average (average — 3.7571 %)
  • Series maximum — 5.4 % in 2023 (2 years ago)
  • Series minimum — 2.2 % in 2019 (6 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2025
  • Source: Eurostat

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, %
20163
20172.8
20183
20192.2
20203.3
20213.7
20224.3
20235.4
20245
20254.6

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Complete series for Germany — on the Arrears on utility bills page.

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