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

Romania had the highest services inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in September 2026, at 9.3%. Sweden had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.3Romania
Lowest1.6Sweden
Median427 EU countries
European Union (27)3.5History

Map of EU countries, September 2026

Austria: 4.4 %Belgium: 3.3 %Bulgaria: 7.6 %Cyprus: 7.1 %Czechia: 4.4 %Germany: 2.8 %Denmark: 3.4 %Estonia: 2 %Spain: 4.1 %Finland: 1.7 %France: 2.6 %Greece: 6.4 %Croatia: 6.7 %Hungary: 5.5 %Ireland: 4 %Italy: 2.5 %Lithuania: 6.9 %Luxembourg: 3.4 %Latvia: 4.3 %Malta: 3.4 %Netherlands: 3.8 %Poland: 5.9 %Portugal: 4 %Romania: 9.3 %Sweden: 1.6 %Slovenia: 4 %Slovakia: 3.9 %
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  • 2.9 to 3.8
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  • 6.3 and over
%, September 2026. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, September 2026

Romania: 9.3 %Romania9.3Bulgaria: 7.6 %Bulgaria7.6Cyprus: 7.1 %Cyprus7.1Lithuania: 6.9 %Lithuania6.9Croatia: 6.7 %Croatia6.7Greece: 6.4 %Greece6.4Poland: 5.9 %Poland5.9Hungary: 5.5 %Hungary5.5Austria: 4.4 %Austria4.4Czechia: 4.4 %Czechia4.4Latvia: 4.3 %Latvia4.3Spain: 4.1 %Spain4.1Ireland: 4 %Ireland4Portugal: 4 %Portugal4Slovenia: 4 %Slovenia4Slovakia: 3.9 %Slovakia3.9Netherlands: 3.8 %Netherlands3.8Denmark: 3.4 %Denmark3.4Luxembourg: 3.4 %Luxembourg3.4Malta: 3.4 %Malta3.4Belgium: 3.3 %Belgium3.3Germany: 2.8 %Germany2.8France: 2.6 %France2.6Italy: 2.5 %Italy2.5Estonia: 2 %Estonia2Finland: 1.7 %Finland1.7Sweden: 1.6 %Sweden1.6Romania: 9.3 %Romania9.3Bulgaria: 7.6 %Bulgaria7.6Cyprus: 7.1 %Cyprus7.1Lithuania: 6.9 %Lithuania6.9Croatia: 6.7 %Croatia6.7Greece: 6.4 %Greece6.4Poland: 5.9 %Poland5.9Hungary: 5.5 %Hungary5.5Austria: 4.4 %Austria4.4Czechia: 4.4 %Czechia4.4Latvia: 4.3 %Latvia4.3Spain: 4.1 %Spain4.1Ireland: 4 %Ireland4Portugal: 4 %Portugal4Slovenia: 4 %Slovenia4Slovakia: 3.9 %Slovakia3.9Netherlands: 3.8 %Netherlands3.8Denmark: 3.4 %Denmark3.4Luxembourg: 3.4 %Luxembourg3.4Malta: 3.4 %Malta3.4Belgium: 3.3 %Belgium3.3Germany: 2.8 %Germany2.8France: 2.6 %France2.6Italy: 2.5 %Italy2.5Estonia: 2 %Estonia2Finland: 1.7 %Finland1.7Sweden: 1.6 %Sweden1.6
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesSeptember 2026 (%)Change on September 2025
1Romania9.3-0.5 pts
2Bulgaria7.6+2.4 pts
3Cyprus7.1+3.4 pts
4Lithuania6.9+1.2 pts
5Croatia6.7-0.3 pts
6Greece6.4+3 pts
7Poland5.9+0.6 pts
8Hungary5.5-1.4 pts
9Austria4.4-0.2 pts
9Czechia4.4-0.2 pts
11Latvia4.3-1.5 pts
12Spain4.1+0.4 pts
13Ireland4+0.8 pts
13Portugal4+1.5 pts
13Slovenia4+0.2 pts
16Slovakia3.9-3.9 pts
17Netherlands3.8+0.3 pts
18Denmark3.40 pts
18Luxembourg3.4+0.7 pts
18Malta3.4+0.4 pts
21Belgium3.3-0.4 pts
22Germany2.8-0.6 pts
23France2.6+0.4 pts
24Italy2.5-0.4 pts
25Estonia2-8.2 pts
26Finland1.7-1.2 pts
27Sweden1.6-2.8 pts

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About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for services (Eurostat special aggregate SERV: the overall index excluding goods), 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. Eurostat marks values before 2018 for several countries as following a different definition, and January 2017 and 2018 as series breaks for some. The latest month for euro area countries is often a flash estimate, marked as estimated and revised the following month.

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, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (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, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by services 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, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by services 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-services-inflation/eu-countries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by services 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-services-inflation/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by services 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-services-inflation/eu-countries (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 9.3% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 1.6% 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, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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