EU countries by health price inflation (HICP, annual rate), September 2026

Germany had the highest health price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in September 2026, at 6%. Sweden had the lowest, at -5.9%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6Germany

Lowest-5.9Sweden

Median2.927 EU countries

European Union (27)3.6History

Map of EU countries, September 2026

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0 to 2.2
2.2 to 3.6
3.6 and over

%, September 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, September 2026

%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	September 2026 (%)	Change on September 2025
1	Germany	6	+1.4 pts
2	Lithuania	5.3	+0.9 pts
3	Poland	4.8	-0.3 pts
3	Romania	4.8	-4.2 pts
5	Croatia	4.7	+0.2 pts
6	Slovakia	4.2	+1.4 pts
7	Austria	4	-1.5 pts
8	Czechia	3.8	+0.5 pts
9	Belgium	3.6	+1.2 pts
9	Hungary	3.6	-3.1 pts
11	Slovenia	3.1	-1.8 pts
12	Bulgaria	3	+9.6 pts
12	Latvia	3	-0.8 pts
14	Malta	2.9	+0.2 pts
14	Portugal	2.9	-0.1 pts
16	Estonia	2.6	-8 pts
17	Finland	2.5	-3.7 pts
18	Spain	2	0 pts
19	Ireland	1.8	-0.7 pts
20	Luxembourg	1.7	-0.4 pts
21	Denmark	1.4	+0.3 pts
21	Greece	1.4	+1.3 pts
23	Italy	1.3	-1.4 pts
23	Netherlands	1.3	-1.7 pts
25	Cyprus	1.1	-0.1 pts
26	France	0.9	+0.6 pts
27	Sweden	-5.9	-8.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for health products and services (COICOP 2018 division 06, net of reimbursements by public schemes), 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.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (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, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by health price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-09) [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, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by health price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-09. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-health-inflation/eu-countries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by health price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-09. 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-health-inflation/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by health price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-health-inflation/eu-countries (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Germany, with 6% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with -5.9% in September 2026.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.