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EU countries by information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Romania had the highest information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in February 2026, at 4.3%. Malta had the lowest, at -4.1%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 0%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4.3Romania
Lowest-4.1Malta
Median0.827 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, February 2026

Austria: -2.9 %Belgium: 2.8 %Bulgaria: -3.7 %Cyprus: -2.4 %Czechia: 2.5 %Germany: 0.1 %Denmark: 3.1 %Estonia: 1.6 %Spain: -0.2 %Finland: 2.6 %France: -0.7 %Greece: -2.5 %Croatia: 1.5 %Hungary: 2.4 %Ireland: 1 %Italy: -3.2 %Lithuania: 0.8 %Luxembourg: 0.6 %Latvia: 2.5 %Malta: -4.1 %Netherlands: -2.2 %Poland: 4.1 %Portugal: -2.5 %Romania: 4.3 %Sweden: -3 %Slovenia: 2.9 %Slovakia: 1 %
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%, February 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, February 2026

Romania: 4.3 %Romania4.3Poland: 4.1 %Poland4.1Denmark: 3.1 %Denmark3.1Slovenia: 2.9 %Slovenia2.9Belgium: 2.8 %Belgium2.8Finland: 2.6 %Finland2.6Czechia: 2.5 %Czechia2.5Latvia: 2.5 %Latvia2.5Hungary: 2.4 %Hungary2.4Estonia: 1.6 %Estonia1.6Croatia: 1.5 %Croatia1.5Ireland: 1 %Ireland1Slovakia: 1 %Slovakia1Lithuania: 0.8 %Lithuania0.8Luxembourg: 0.6 %Luxembourg0.6Germany: 0.1 %Germany0.1Spain: -0.2 %Spain-0.2France: -0.7 %France-0.7Netherlands: -2.2 %Netherlands-2.2Cyprus: -2.4 %Cyprus-2.4Greece: -2.5 %Greece-2.5Portugal: -2.5 %Portugal-2.5Austria: -2.9 %Austria-2.9Sweden: -3 %Sweden-3Italy: -3.2 %Italy-3.2Bulgaria: -3.7 %Bulgaria-3.7Malta: -4.1 %Malta-4.1Romania: 4.3 %Romania4.3Poland: 4.1 %Poland4.1Denmark: 3.1 %Denmark3.1Slovenia: 2.9 %Slovenia2.9Belgium: 2.8 %Belgium2.8Finland: 2.6 %Finland2.6Czechia: 2.5 %Czechia2.5Latvia: 2.5 %Latvia2.5Hungary: 2.4 %Hungary2.4Estonia: 1.6 %Estonia1.6Croatia: 1.5 %Croatia1.5Ireland: 1 %Ireland1Slovakia: 1 %Slovakia1Lithuania: 0.8 %Lithuania0.8Luxembourg: 0.6 %Luxembourg0.6Germany: 0.1 %Germany0.1Spain: -0.2 %Spain-0.2France: -0.7 %France-0.7Netherlands: -2.2 %Netherlands-2.2Cyprus: -2.4 %Cyprus-2.4Greece: -2.5 %Greece-2.5Portugal: -2.5 %Portugal-2.5Austria: -2.9 %Austria-2.9Sweden: -3 %Sweden-3Italy: -3.2 %Italy-3.2Bulgaria: -3.7 %Bulgaria-3.7Malta: -4.1 %Malta-4.1
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Romania4.3+4.5 pts
2Poland4.1+3.9 pts
3Denmark3.1+0.3 pts
4Slovenia2.9+1.3 pts
5Belgium2.8+5.2 pts
6Finland2.6-1.3 pts
7Czechia2.5+1.9 pts
7Latvia2.5-0.8 pts
9Hungary2.4-7.6 pts
10Estonia1.6-2.2 pts
11Croatia1.5+4.9 pts
12Ireland1-0.2 pts
12Slovakia1-1.2 pts
14Lithuania0.8+0.7 pts
15Luxembourg0.6+4.3 pts
16Germany0.1+2.6 pts
17Spain-0.2-0.9 pts
18France-0.7+7.9 pts
19Netherlands-2.2-1.5 pts
20Cyprus-2.4-0.3 pts
21Greece-2.5-4.1 pts
21Portugal-2.5-2.3 pts
23Austria-2.9+0.6 pts
24Sweden-3-1.4 pts
25Italy-3.2+1.6 pts
26Bulgaria-3.7-1.8 pts
27Malta-4.1-1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for information and communication (COICOP 2018 division 08: phones, computers, software and telecommunication services), 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, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (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, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02) [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, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-information-communication-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02. 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-information-communication-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-information-communication-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Romania, with 4.3% in February 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest information and communication price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Malta, with -4.1% in February 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, information and communication, COICOP 2018 CP08 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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