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EU countries by food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Romania had the highest food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in January 2026, at 7.8%. Hungary had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest7.8Romania
Lowest0.2Hungary
Median3.327 EU countries
European Union (27)3.1History

Map of EU countries, January 2026

Austria: 2.6 %Belgium: 0.7 %Bulgaria: 4.7 %Cyprus: 2.7 %Czechia: 2.3 %Germany: 2.9 %Denmark: 3.3 %Estonia: 6.2 %Spain: 3.2 %Finland: 2.1 %France: 1.9 %Greece: 4.1 %Croatia: 3.2 %Hungary: 0.2 %Ireland: 3.3 %Italy: 2.2 %Lithuania: 5.4 %Luxembourg: 5.6 %Latvia: 3.3 %Malta: 3.4 %Netherlands: 2 %Poland: 4 %Portugal: 3 %Romania: 7.8 %Sweden: 3.3 %Slovenia: 4.6 %Slovakia: 3.8 %
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%, January 2026. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, January 2026

Romania: 7.8 %Romania7.8Estonia: 6.2 %Estonia6.2Luxembourg: 5.6 %Luxembourg5.6Lithuania: 5.4 %Lithuania5.4Bulgaria: 4.7 %Bulgaria4.7Slovenia: 4.6 %Slovenia4.6Greece: 4.1 %Greece4.1Poland: 4 %Poland4Slovakia: 3.8 %Slovakia3.8Malta: 3.4 %Malta3.4Denmark: 3.3 %Denmark3.3Ireland: 3.3 %Ireland3.3Latvia: 3.3 %Latvia3.3Sweden: 3.3 %Sweden3.3Croatia: 3.2 %Croatia3.2Spain: 3.2 %Spain3.2Portugal: 3 %Portugal3Germany: 2.9 %Germany2.9Cyprus: 2.7 %Cyprus2.7Austria: 2.6 %Austria2.6Czechia: 2.3 %Czechia2.3Italy: 2.2 %Italy2.2Finland: 2.1 %Finland2.1Netherlands: 2 %Netherlands2France: 1.9 %France1.9Belgium: 0.7 %Belgium0.7Hungary: 0.2 %Hungary0.2Romania: 7.8 %Romania7.8Estonia: 6.2 %Estonia6.2Luxembourg: 5.6 %Luxembourg5.6Lithuania: 5.4 %Lithuania5.4Bulgaria: 4.7 %Bulgaria4.7Slovenia: 4.6 %Slovenia4.6Greece: 4.1 %Greece4.1Poland: 4 %Poland4Slovakia: 3.8 %Slovakia3.8Malta: 3.4 %Malta3.4Denmark: 3.3 %Denmark3.3Ireland: 3.3 %Ireland3.3Latvia: 3.3 %Latvia3.3Sweden: 3.3 %Sweden3.3Croatia: 3.2 %Croatia3.2Spain: 3.2 %Spain3.2Portugal: 3 %Portugal3Germany: 2.9 %Germany2.9Cyprus: 2.7 %Cyprus2.7Austria: 2.6 %Austria2.6Czechia: 2.3 %Czechia2.3Italy: 2.2 %Italy2.2Finland: 2.1 %Finland2.1Netherlands: 2 %Netherlands2France: 1.9 %France1.9Belgium: 0.7 %Belgium0.7Hungary: 0.2 %Hungary0.2
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Romania7.8+2.8 pts
2Estonia6.2+1.9 pts
3Luxembourg5.6+1.8 pts
4Lithuania5.4+1.9 pts
5Bulgaria4.7-0.3 pts
6Slovenia4.6+2.3 pts
7Greece4.1+4 pts
8Poland4-0.9 pts
9Slovakia3.8+0.4 pts
10Malta3.4+1.6 pts
11Denmark3.3-0.5 pts
11Ireland3.3+0.4 pts
11Latvia3.3-1.7 pts
11Sweden3.3+1.1 pts
15Croatia3.2-2.5 pts
15Spain3.2+1 pts
17Portugal3+1.4 pts
18Germany2.9+1 pts
19Cyprus2.7-1.6 pts
20Austria2.6+0.4 pts
21Czechia2.3-2.6 pts
22Italy2.20 pts
23Finland2.1+0.3 pts
24Netherlands2-4.9 pts
25France1.9+1.2 pts
26Belgium0.7-5.7 pts
27Hungary0.2-5.1 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco (Eurostat special aggregate FOOD, the food component of the ECB and Eurostat headline breakdown: processed and unprocessed food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates. Eurostat marks values before 2018 for several countries as following a different definition, and January 2017 and 2018 as series breaks for some. The latest month for euro area countries is often a flash estimate, marked as estimated and revised the following month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table

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HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-food-alcohol-tobacco-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-food-alcohol-tobacco-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-food-alcohol-tobacco-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Romania, with 7.8% in January 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest food, alcohol and tobacco price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Hungary, with 0.2% in January 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco, COICOP 2018 FOOD (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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