Inflation in the euro area
Inflation in the euro area was 3.8% in September 2026, according to Eurostat.
So far this year (January–September 2026), prices are 2.8% higher than in the same months of 2025. For 2025 as a whole, inflation was 2.1%.
Over the ten years from 2015 to 2025, prices rose by 28.8% in total, an average of 2.6% a year.
Inflation in the euro area by year
Annual inflation is the change in the average price level from the year before. The last column shows what €100 in each year is worth in 2025.
| Year | Inflation | €100 is worth in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sept) | 2.8% | – |
| 2025 | 2.1% | €100 |
| 2024 | 2.4% | €102 |
| 2023 | 5.4% | €105 |
| 2022 | 8.4% | €110 |
| 2021 | 2.6% | €119 |
| 2020 | 0.3% | €123 |
| 2019 | 1.2% | €123 |
| 2018 | 1.8% | €124 |
| 2017 | 1.5% | €127 |
| 2016 | 0.2% | €128 |
| 2015 | 0.2% | €129 |
| 2014 | 0.4% | €129 |
| 2013 | 1.4% | €130 |
| 2012 | 2.5% | €131 |
| 2011 | 2.7% | €135 |
| 2010 | 1.6% | €138 |
| 2009 | 0.3% | €140 |
| 2008 | 3.3% | €141 |
| 2007 | 2.1% | €146 |
| 2006 | 2.2% | €149 |
Show every year back to 1997
| 2005 | 2.2% | €152 |
| 2004 | 2.1% | €155 |
| 2003 | 2.1% | €158 |
| 2002 | 2.3% | €162 |
| 2001 | 2.3% | €165 |
| 2000 | 2.1% | €169 |
| 1999 | 1.1% | €173 |
| 1998 | 1.1% | €175 |
| 1997 | 1.6% | €177 |
Highest and lowest inflation
The highest annual inflation since 1997 was 8.4% in 2022. The lowest was 0.2% in 2015. Prices have not fallen in any year since 1997.
About the figures
Eurostat's harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) for the euro area, from 1996. It covers the countries in the euro area each year, from 11 in 1999 to 21 in 2026. The figures are annual averages of the consumer price index from Eurostat, and are updated automatically when new figures are published.
Source: Eurostat
Inflation in other countries
| Country | Latest month | This year so far | Latest year | 10-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6% (Sept 2026) | 3.1% | 3.5% (2025) | 3.3% | |
| 5.3% (Oct 2026) | 3.3% | 2.5% (2025) | 3.0% | |
| 2.2% (Sept 2026) | 1.5% | 1.9% (2025) | 1.9% | |
| 3.4% (Oct 2026) | 2.0% | 0.9% (2025) | 1.9% | |
| 3.3% (Sept 2026) | 2.6% | 2.2% (2025) | 2.6% | |
| 4.1% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.2% (2025) | 2.2% | |
| 5.4% (Oct 2026) | 2.9% | 1.5% (2025) | 2.1% | |
| 3.4% (Sept 2026) | 3.0% | 3.3% (2025) | 3.0% | |
| 3.4% (Sept 2026) | 3.2% | 3.0% (2025) | 3.3% | |
| 4.0% (Sept 2026) | 2.9% | 3.6% (2025) | 4.6% | |
| 4.9% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.7% (2025) | 2.4% | |
| 1.1% (Sept 2026) | 0.5% | 0.7% (2025) | 2.9% | |
| 3.4% (Sept 2026) | 3.0% | 3.4% (2025) | 3.3% | |
| 3.7% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.6% (2025) | 3.1% |