# EU countries by HICP inflation rate, August 2026

All 27 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `hicp_annual_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Harmonised index of consumer prices, all items, annual rate of change. Comparable across EU countries.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- Citation: Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-inflation/eu-countries
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/hicp-inflation/eu-countries.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Romania | 6.3 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 5.6 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 5.2 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 |
| 5 | Spain | 4.6 |
| 6 | Belgium | 4.2 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 4 |
| 8 | Croatia | 3.7 |
| 8 | Greece | 3.7 |
| 10 | Portugal | 3.6 |
| 11 | Poland | 3.5 |
| 12 | Ireland | 3.4 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 3.4 |
| 14 | Italy | 3.2 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 3.1 |
| 16 | Latvia | 3 |
| 17 | Austria | 2.9 |
| 17 | Germany | 2.9 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 2.8 |
| 20 | France | 2.6 |
| 21 | Finland | 2.4 |
| 22 | Denmark | 2 |
| 22 | Malta | 2 |
| 24 | Hungary | 1.8 |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.5 |
| 26 | Estonia | 1.3 |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.3 |