Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly in Ireland
Ireland: Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly was 104.39 Index, 2025=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in Ireland, 1996–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2025=100.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 104.39 Index, 2025=100 for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in 2026. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Ireland peaked at 104.39 Index, 2025=100 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 57.45 Index, 2025=100, in 1996.
That places Ireland 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index, 2025=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.45 Index, 2025=100 | — |
| 1997 | 58.02 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 59.25 Index, 2025=100 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 61.55 Index, 2025=100 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 64.42 Index, 2025=100 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 67.22 Index, 2025=100 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 70.25 Index, 2025=100 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 72.39 Index, 2025=100 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 74.11 Index, 2025=100 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 75.5 Index, 2025=100 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.8 Index, 2025=100 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 80.24 Index, 2025=100 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 81.32 Index, 2025=100 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.18 Index, 2025=100 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 79.06 Index, 2025=100 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.2 Index, 2025=100 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.55 Index, 2025=100 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 81.85 Index, 2025=100 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.61 Index, 2025=100 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 81.74 Index, 2025=100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.56 Index, 2025=100 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.96 Index, 2025=100 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.63 Index, 2025=100 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.58 Index, 2025=100 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 82.76 Index, 2025=100 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.44 Index, 2025=100 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 94.58 Index, 2025=100 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 97.59 Index, 2025=100 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 98.57 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 101.25 Index, 2025=100 | +2.7% |
| 2026 | 104.39 Index, 2025=100 | +3.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 104.39 Index, 2025=100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.96 Index, 2025=100, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 104.39 Index, 2025=100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 104.19 Index, 2025=100, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.07 Index, 2025=100 | 57.45 Index, 2025=100 | 61.55 Index, 2025=100 | 4 |
| 2000s | 74.24 Index, 2025=100 | 64.42 Index, 2025=100 | 81.32 Index, 2025=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.57 Index, 2025=100 | 79.06 Index, 2025=100 | 83.58 Index, 2025=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.23 Index, 2025=100 | 82.76 Index, 2025=100 | 104.39 Index, 2025=100 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 22 Belgium 104.68 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 23 North Macedonia 104.66 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 24 Slovenia 104.41 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 26 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 104.35 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 27 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 104.31 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 28 Poland 104.27 Index, 2025=100 compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 374.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Ireland?
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Ireland was 104.39 Index, 2025=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 104.39 Index, 2025=100 in 2026.
- What is the lowest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.45 Index, 2025=100 in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2026.
- Is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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