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

Romania had the highest food price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in October 2025, at 7.5%. Cyprus had the lowest, at -2%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest7.5Romania
Lowest-2Cyprus
Median3.527 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, October 2025

Austria: 3.8 %Belgium: 2.7 %Bulgaria: 6.3 %Cyprus: -2 %Czechia: 3.6 %Germany: 2 %Denmark: 4.5 %Estonia: 6.4 %Spain: 2.4 %Finland: 1.6 %France: 1.4 %Greece: 2.6 %Croatia: 4.4 %Hungary: 1.7 %Ireland: 4.6 %Italy: 2.4 %Lithuania: 5.2 %Luxembourg: 2.4 %Latvia: 5.7 %Malta: 3.3 %Netherlands: 4.3 %Poland: 3.5 %Portugal: 3.5 %Romania: 7.5 %Sweden: 3.7 %Slovenia: 6.5 %Slovakia: 1.4 %
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%, October 2025. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, October 2025

Romania: 7.5 %Romania7.5Slovenia: 6.5 %Slovenia6.5Estonia: 6.4 %Estonia6.4Bulgaria: 6.3 %Bulgaria6.3Latvia: 5.7 %Latvia5.7Lithuania: 5.2 %Lithuania5.2Ireland: 4.6 %Ireland4.6Denmark: 4.5 %Denmark4.5Croatia: 4.4 %Croatia4.4Netherlands: 4.3 %Netherlands4.3Austria: 3.8 %Austria3.8Sweden: 3.7 %Sweden3.7Czechia: 3.6 %Czechia3.6Poland: 3.5 %Poland3.5Portugal: 3.5 %Portugal3.5Malta: 3.3 %Malta3.3Belgium: 2.7 %Belgium2.7Greece: 2.6 %Greece2.6Italy: 2.4 %Italy2.4Luxembourg: 2.4 %Luxembourg2.4Spain: 2.4 %Spain2.4Germany: 2 %Germany2Hungary: 1.7 %Hungary1.7Finland: 1.6 %Finland1.6France: 1.4 %France1.4Slovakia: 1.4 %Slovakia1.4Cyprus: -2 %Cyprus-2Romania: 7.5 %Romania7.5Slovenia: 6.5 %Slovenia6.5Estonia: 6.4 %Estonia6.4Bulgaria: 6.3 %Bulgaria6.3Latvia: 5.7 %Latvia5.7Lithuania: 5.2 %Lithuania5.2Ireland: 4.6 %Ireland4.6Denmark: 4.5 %Denmark4.5Croatia: 4.4 %Croatia4.4Netherlands: 4.3 %Netherlands4.3Austria: 3.8 %Austria3.8Sweden: 3.7 %Sweden3.7Czechia: 3.6 %Czechia3.6Poland: 3.5 %Poland3.5Portugal: 3.5 %Portugal3.5Malta: 3.3 %Malta3.3Belgium: 2.7 %Belgium2.7Greece: 2.6 %Greece2.6Italy: 2.4 %Italy2.4Luxembourg: 2.4 %Luxembourg2.4Spain: 2.4 %Spain2.4Germany: 2 %Germany2Hungary: 1.7 %Hungary1.7Finland: 1.6 %Finland1.6France: 1.4 %France1.4Slovakia: 1.4 %Slovakia1.4Cyprus: -2 %Cyprus-2
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesOctober 2025 (%)Change on October 2024
1Romania7.5+2.9 pts
2Slovenia6.5+5.4 pts
3Estonia6.4+0.6 pts
4Bulgaria6.3+3.2 pts
5Latvia5.7+0.2 pts
6Lithuania5.2+5.9 pts
7Ireland4.6+2.5 pts
8Denmark4.5+0.6 pts
9Croatia4.4-0.7 pts
10Netherlands4.3+2.1 pts
11Austria3.8+1.1 pts
12Sweden3.7+2 pts
13Czechia3.6+3.5 pts
14Poland3.5-1.1 pts
14Portugal3.5+0.5 pts
16Malta3.3-0.7 pts
17Belgium2.7+0.3 pts
18Greece2.6+1.6 pts
19Italy2.4-0.2 pts
19Luxembourg2.4+1 pts
19Spain2.4+0.5 pts
22Germany2-1.1 pts
23Hungary1.7-1.8 pts
24Finland1.6+1.4 pts
25France1.4+0.7 pts
25Slovakia1.4-3.6 pts
27Cyprus-2-7 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP 2018 division 01), 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.

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.

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Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (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 and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by food price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-10) [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 and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by food price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-10. 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-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-10. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by food price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-10. 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-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-10.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by food price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2025-10 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-food-inflation/eu-countries?period=2025-10 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 7.5% in October 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with -2% in October 2025.

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 and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018 CP01 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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