Economic Outlook No 114 — Harmonised headline inflation by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 114 — Harmonised headline inflation is currently reported for 12 countries. The highest value is 2.6 in Ireland; the lowest is 2.05 in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.36, and the mean is 2.35.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Harmonised headline inflation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 2.6 | 2025 | up 7,905.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Austria | 2.53 | 2025 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2.46 | 2025 | up 4,821.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium | 2.43 | 2025 | up 292.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Greece | 2.38 | 2025 | up 317.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 2.38 | 2025 | up 368.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Spain | 2.34 | 2025 | up 471.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 2.29 | 2025 | up 3,830.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 2.29 | 2025 | up 2,014.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Finland | 2.26 | 2025 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 2.18 | 2025 | up 2,415.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 2.05 | 2025 | up 202.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 3.4
- Latvia 3.28
- Slovenia 3.24
- Croatia 2.62
- Estonia 2.45
- Netherlands 2.39
- Lithuania 2.12
About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org