Andorra Household Spending Rises 7.2% to €59,065 in 2025, Housing Surges 11.7%

Household spending in Andorra climbed 7.2% in 2025 from the previous year, reaching an average of €59,065 per household, the statistics department's Family Budget Survey shows. Total outlays across all households hit €2.37 billion, up from €2.21 billion in 2024.

Per-person spending rose 4.8% to €26,826, with household totals increasing 5.5%. After adjusting for 2.6% inflation, real growth stood at 4.5% overall, 2.8% per household and 2.1% per person.

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels took the largest share at 32.8%, or €19,395 per household—a 11.7% rise from €17,367 in 2024. Food and non-alcoholic beverages made up 14.8% (€8,735 per household, down from €9,647), while transport accounted for 14.2% (€8,394, a 3% drop). These three categories absorbed 61.8% of budgets.

Renters, who form 62.8% of the population or about 55,474 people, faced heavier housing costs at 27.2% of spending, compared to 11.7% for owners. Low-income renters allocated 37.3% to housing and utilities plus 23.4% to food, exceeding 60% on essentials. Owners spent more on transport (22.7%), recreation and culture (12.7%) and restaurants (9.5%).

Average monthly rent reached €755.6 per household (median €668.9), up 3.1% from 2024. This reflected €9.9 per square metre across all contracts, versus €9.4 previously. Newer contracts under one year averaged €14 per square metre (median €12), while those 10-19 years old stood at €8.3 and over 20 years at €7.4. By size, rents averaged €492 for homes under 50 square metres and €905 for those over 100.

Among renters, most had lived in their homes over five years: 14,822 people for 5-10 years, 14,480 for 10-20 years and 7,896 for 20-plus years. Recent movers numbered 2,089 under one year and 2,894 for 1-2 years.

Other shifts included clothing and footwear up 44%, education up 38.8%, recreation up 29.7%, health down 13.4% and furniture down 10.9%. Domestic spending covered 85.4% of outlays, up 9.4%. Households averaged 12.2 years in their main homes, with 84.4% owning cars and 13.3% holding secondary properties, mostly in Spain.

The Housing Union has noted rising inquiries from renters facing owner letters about ownership changes or contract endings, creating residential insecurity. It cites cases like a couple of 12 years forced to leave without finding alternatives, now considering emigration. The group warns this affects stable residents and urges regulation alongside €392,266 in rental aid to address prices directly, rather than subsidizing increases.