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Italy: prices

Italy'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 Italy, the page says so.

Consumer price inflation: Italy is the 25th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

all items, annual average change: 1.7% for Italy, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole.

Italy 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

Italy: 1.7% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the 25th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 23Denmark1.8%
joint 23Finland1.8%
25Italy1.7%
26France0.9%
27Cyprus0.8%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.5%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 8.7% in 2022. Lowest: -0.1% in 2016.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.9%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 2* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Food prices

annual average change

Italy: 3.0% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the 18th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
16Malta3.5%
17Slovakia3.1%
18Italy3.0%
19Portugal2.9%
20Belgium2.7%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)3.3%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 10.2% in 2023. Lowest: -0.2% in 1997.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 5.1%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 7* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

Italy: 1.1% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the joint 20th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
19Denmark1.6%
joint 20Germany1.1%
joint 20Italy1.1%
22Malta0.9%
23Finland0.6%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.8%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 35.0% in 2022. Lowest: -5.5% in 2024.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 8.3%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 9* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

Italy: -0.9% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 19th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
17Portugal-0.1%
18Ireland-0.5%
19Italy-0.9%
20Estonia-1.1%
joint 21Germany-2.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 85.4% in 2022. Lowest: -16.6% in 2024.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 15.8%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 6* of 24* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

Italy: -0.2% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the joint 20th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 20Bulgaria-0.2%
joint 20Croatia-0.2%
joint 20Italy-0.2%
23Slovenia-0.3%
24Luxembourg-0.7%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)0.7%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 9.7% in 2022. Lowest: -2.7% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.7%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 10* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

Italy: 4.0% in 2025, the 19th highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: Italy and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
17Poland4.9%
18Cyprus4.5%
19Italy4.0%
joint 20Belgium3.2%
joint 20Germany3.2%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 2011 to 2025. Highest: 4.0% in 2025. Lowest: -6.5% in 2013.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.0%*.

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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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