Based on a comparison of 16 countries in 2017, Norway ranked the highest in residential property price index, 1970=100% (real, local currency) with 451% followed by New Zealand and Australia. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 0.002%, Japan with 79.1% and Switzerland with 98.9%.
Data for more countries are available at Residential Property Price Index, 1970=100% (Real, Local Currency) indicator page.
| Residential Property Price Index, 1970=100% (Real, Local Currency) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 317% | 311% | 324% | 345% | 371% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 256% | 255% | 255% | 252% | 255% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 270% | 279% | 283% | 293% | 306% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 177% | 176% | 180% | 187% | 199% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 173% | 171% | 169% | 167% | 167% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 256% | 249% | 241% | 236% | 231% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 74.9% | 76.5% | 79.3% | 82.6% | 88.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 235% | 219% | 231% | 272% | 292% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 220% | 201% | 187% | 178% | 174% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 87.4% | 85.1% | 83.6% | 80.6% | 79.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 267% | 282% | 305% | 321% | 357% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 366% | 391% | 402% | 394% | 408% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 188% | 193% | 206% | 227% | 258% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 83.8% | 87.4% | 91.6% | 92.0% | 95.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 125% | 132% | 144% | 149% | 157% |
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