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Hungary ranked as the second-best country for long-term property investment
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- New research from Compare the Market reveals the best countries for long-term property investment across 34 countries analysed
- Lithuania was found to have the best investment record, with an increase of 56.65% in property prices between 2015 and 2021, as well as a 39.74% increase in average wages across the same period
- Coming in second and third place on the index were Hungary and Iceland, respectively
For many people, buying a home is one of (if not the biggest) financial commitments of their lives, which also doubles as a long-term financial investment in many cases that can help set up their (or their children’s) future. However, it can be hard to tell whether a property’s price is fair and whether its value will increase with time.
With this in mind, Australian home loan comparison site, Compare the Market has revealed new research into the best countries for long-term property investment.
By analysing OECD data on real-home prices between 2015 to 2021 and the change in average wages during the same time, Compare the Market generated an index of the countries with the best long-term property investment return.
According to the findings, the 15 countries with the best long-term property investment are:
|
Rank |
City |
House price growth changes |
Average wage changes |
Index (score out of 20) |
|
1 |
Lithuania |
56.65% |
39.74% |
18.48 |
|
2 |
Hungary |
68.32% |
20.90% |
18.18 |
|
3 |
Iceland |
56.83% |
24.97% |
17.87 |
|
3 |
Poland |
57.74% |
24.53% |
17.87 |
|
3 |
Czech Republic |
60.67% |
21.68% |
17.87 |
|
6 |
Latvia |
41.85% |
32.64% |
16.96 |
|
7 |
Estonia |
32.51% |
31.99% |
14.84 |
|
8 |
Slovak Republic |
40.22% |
17.13% |
14.23 |
|
9 |
United States |
40.69% |
13.00% |
13.32 |
|
10 |
South Korea |
40.02% |
13.77% |
13.02 |
|
11 |
Israel |
23.25% |
20.49% |
11.5 |
|
12 |
Germany |
41.98% |
6.18% |
11.2 |
|
13 |
Netherlands |
63.97% |
1.36% |
11.2 |
|
14 |
Portugal |
37.70% |
9.86% |
10.9 |
|
15 |
Ireland |
31.61% |
10.03% |
10.6 |
Compare the Market’s index found that the Baltic nation of Lithuania is the best country for long-term investment. Scoring 18.48 out of a possible 20, Lithuania scored high with an average house price growth of 56.65% between 2015 and 2021 and an average wage increase of 39.74%. As a result, Lithuania offers its property buyers a high return on property prices as well as great salary increases at the same time.