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Ireland: prices

Ireland's prices figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Ireland, the page says so.

Consumer price inflation: Ireland is the 22nd highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

all items, annual average change: 2.1% for Ireland, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole.

Ireland against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Consumer price inflation

all items, annual average change

Ireland: 2.1% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the 22nd highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 19Germany2.3%
21Portugal2.2%
22Ireland2.1%
joint 23Denmark1.8%
joint 23Finland1.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.5%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 8.1% in 2022. Lowest: -1.7% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 5* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Food prices

annual average change

Ireland: 4.0% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the joint 12th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 10Czechia4.2%
joint 10Sweden4.2%
joint 12Ireland4.0%
joint 12Netherlands4.0%
14Hungary3.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)3.3%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 9.8% in 2023. Lowest: -4.6% in 2010.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.6%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 4* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

Ireland: 2.3% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the 16th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 13Slovakia3.3%
15Portugal2.7%
16Ireland2.3%
17Lithuania2.2%
18Estonia2.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.8%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 24.1% in 2022. Lowest: -7.6% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 8.1%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 18* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

Ireland: -0.5% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 18th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
16Malta0.0%
17Portugal-0.1%
18Ireland-0.5%
19Italy-0.9%
20Estonia-1.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 52.2% in 2022. Lowest: -13.8% in 2024.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 13.4%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 14* of 24* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

Ireland: 0.6% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the joint 13th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 11Spain0.7%
joint 13Belgium0.6%
joint 13Ireland0.6%
joint 13Sweden0.6%
16Denmark0.5%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)0.7%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 14.1% in 2022. Lowest: -5.2% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 8* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

Ireland: 7.5% in 2025, the joint 11th highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: Ireland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
10Latvia7.6%
joint 11Denmark7.5%
joint 11Ireland7.5%
13Slovenia7.3%
14Malta6.0%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published
  • Published from 2006 to 2025. Highest: 16.5% in 2014. Lowest: -19.1% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 7.9%*.

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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