National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 2018 in Ireland
Ireland: National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 2018 was 2.26 Percent per annum in 2025. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Ireland, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
In 2025, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Ireland stood at 2.26 Percent per annum.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and up 134.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Ireland peaked at 21.26 Percent per annum in 1981 and was at its lowest, -4.09 Percent per annum, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 2018 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18.36 Percent per annum | — |
| 1977 | 12.61 Percent per annum | -31.3% |
| 1978 | 7.67 Percent per annum | -39.2% |
| 1979 | 12.65 Percent per annum | +65.1% |
| 1980 | 19.47 Percent per annum | +53.8% |
| 1981 | 21.26 Percent per annum | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 18.56 Percent per annum | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 11.25 Percent per annum | -39.4% |
| 1984 | 8.54 Percent per annum | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 5.78 Percent per annum | -32.3% |
| 1986 | 4.56 Percent per annum | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 3.63 Percent per annum | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 2.22 Percent per annum | -38.8% |
| 1989 | 3.91 Percent per annum | +75.7% |
| 1990 | 3.84 Percent per annum | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.9 Percent per annum | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.83 Percent per annum | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.95 Percent per annum | -49.1% |
| 1994 | 2.18 Percent per annum | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 2.59 Percent per annum | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 1.64 Percent per annum | -36.5% |
| 1997 | 1.34 Percent per annum | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 2.61 Percent per annum | +94.7% |
| 1999 | 1.38 Percent per annum | -47.0% |
| 2000 | 4.73 Percent per annum | +242.2% |
| 2001 | 5.73 Percent per annum | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 4.93 Percent per annum | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 3.72 Percent per annum | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 1.65 Percent per annum | -55.8% |
| 2005 | 1.43 Percent per annum | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7 Percent per annum | +158.5% |
| 2007 | 4.47 Percent per annum | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 2.95 Percent per annum | -34.1% |
| 2009 | -4.09 Percent per annum | -238.7% |
| 2010 | -1.92 Percent per annum | -53.1% |
| 2011 | 1.35 Percent per annum | -170.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7327 Percent per annum | -45.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5142 Percent per annum | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7624 Percent per annum | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9663 Percent per annum | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9196 Percent per annum | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3524 Percent per annum | -61.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1506 Percent per annum | -57.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14 Percent per annum | +654.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2381 Percent per annum | -79.1% |
| 2021 | 1.78 Percent per annum | +646.9% |
| 2022 | 4.73 Percent per annum | +165.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9 Percent per annum | +24.7% |
| 2024 | 3.25 Percent per annum | -44.9% |
| 2025 | 2.26 Percent per annum | -30.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.26 Percent per annum is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38 Percent per annum, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.26 Percent per annum is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.26 Percent per annum, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 2018 in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +654.9% | 0.1506 Percent per annum | 1.14 Percent per annum |
| 2021 | +646.9% | 0.2381 Percent per annum | 1.78 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.82 Percent per annum | 7.67 Percent per annum | 18.36 Percent per annum | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.92 Percent per annum | 2.22 Percent per annum | 21.26 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 Percent per annum | 1.34 Percent per annum | 3.9 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 Percent per annum | -4.09 Percent per annum | 5.73 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4966 Percent per annum | -1.92 Percent per annum | 1.35 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 Percent per annum | 0.2381 Percent per annum | 5.9 Percent per annum | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Ireland?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Ireland was 2.26 Percent per annum in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.26 Percent per annum in 1981.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.09 Percent per annum in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 2018 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for all items less food and energy (COICOP 2018). For countries for which data are not yet available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for all items less food and energy can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999.