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

Romania had the highest health price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in July 2026, at 7.9%. Sweden had the lowest, at -6.4%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest7.9Romania
Lowest-6.4Sweden
Median2.927 EU countries
European Union (27)3.7History

Map of EU countries, July 2026

Austria: 4.7 %Belgium: 2.8 %Bulgaria: 3.9 %Cyprus: 0.9 %Czechia: 3.7 %Germany: 6 %Denmark: 0.7 %Estonia: 2.7 %Spain: 1.9 %Finland: 3.6 %France: 0.3 %Greece: 1.2 %Croatia: 5 %Hungary: 4.5 %Ireland: 1.8 %Italy: 1.2 %Lithuania: 4.5 %Luxembourg: 2.9 %Latvia: 3.9 %Malta: 2.8 %Netherlands: 0.7 %Poland: 5 %Portugal: 2.6 %Romania: 7.9 %Sweden: -6.4 %Slovenia: 3.7 %Slovakia: 5 %
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%, July 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, July 2026

Romania: 7.9 %Romania7.9Germany: 6 %Germany6Croatia: 5 %Croatia5Poland: 5 %Poland5Slovakia: 5 %Slovakia5Austria: 4.7 %Austria4.7Hungary: 4.5 %Hungary4.5Lithuania: 4.5 %Lithuania4.5Bulgaria: 3.9 %Bulgaria3.9Latvia: 3.9 %Latvia3.9Czechia: 3.7 %Czechia3.7Slovenia: 3.7 %Slovenia3.7Finland: 3.6 %Finland3.6Luxembourg: 2.9 %Luxembourg2.9Belgium: 2.8 %Belgium2.8Malta: 2.8 %Malta2.8Estonia: 2.7 %Estonia2.7Portugal: 2.6 %Portugal2.6Spain: 1.9 %Spain1.9Ireland: 1.8 %Ireland1.8Greece: 1.2 %Greece1.2Italy: 1.2 %Italy1.2Cyprus: 0.9 %Cyprus0.9Denmark: 0.7 %Denmark0.7Netherlands: 0.7 %Netherlands0.7France: 0.3 %France0.3Sweden: -6.4 %Sweden-6.4Romania: 7.9 %Romania7.9Germany: 6 %Germany6Croatia: 5 %Croatia5Poland: 5 %Poland5Slovakia: 5 %Slovakia5Austria: 4.7 %Austria4.7Hungary: 4.5 %Hungary4.5Lithuania: 4.5 %Lithuania4.5Bulgaria: 3.9 %Bulgaria3.9Latvia: 3.9 %Latvia3.9Czechia: 3.7 %Czechia3.7Slovenia: 3.7 %Slovenia3.7Finland: 3.6 %Finland3.6Luxembourg: 2.9 %Luxembourg2.9Belgium: 2.8 %Belgium2.8Malta: 2.8 %Malta2.8Estonia: 2.7 %Estonia2.7Portugal: 2.6 %Portugal2.6Spain: 1.9 %Spain1.9Ireland: 1.8 %Ireland1.8Greece: 1.2 %Greece1.2Italy: 1.2 %Italy1.2Cyprus: 0.9 %Cyprus0.9Denmark: 0.7 %Denmark0.7Netherlands: 0.7 %Netherlands0.7France: 0.3 %France0.3Sweden: -6.4 %Sweden-6.4
%. 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

RankEU countriesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Romania7.9+1.8 pts
2Germany6+1.5 pts
3Croatia5-0.3 pts
3Poland50 pts
3Slovakia5+3.2 pts
6Austria4.7+0.1 pts
7Hungary4.5-2.3 pts
7Lithuania4.5-0.4 pts
9Bulgaria3.9+10.7 pts
9Latvia3.9+0.2 pts
11Czechia3.7+0.4 pts
11Slovenia3.7-0.5 pts
13Finland3.6-3.2 pts
14Luxembourg2.9+2 pts
15Belgium2.8+0.3 pts
15Malta2.80 pts
17Estonia2.7-7.9 pts
18Portugal2.6-0.6 pts
19Spain1.9-0.1 pts
20Ireland1.8-0.8 pts
21Greece1.2-0.8 pts
21Italy1.2-2 pts
23Cyprus0.9-0.6 pts
24Denmark0.7-1.6 pts
24Netherlands0.7-2.5 pts
26France0.3+0.1 pts
27Sweden-6.4-9.2 pts

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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), 2026-07) [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), 2026-07. 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?period=2026-07. 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), 2026-07. 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?period=2026-07.

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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), 2026-07 [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?period=2026-07 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 7.9% in July 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with -6.4% in July 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.

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