EU countries by services inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Romania had the highest services inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in March 2026, at 10.4%. Sweden had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 3.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.4Romania

Lowest1.9Sweden

Median3.727 EU countries

European Union (27)3.5History

Map of EU countries, March 2026

Under 2.9
2.9 to 3.4
3.4 to 4.1
4.1 to 5.3
5.3 and over

%, March 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, March 2026

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	March 2026 (%)	Change on March 2025
1	Romania	10.4	+3.9 pts
2	Croatia	7.2	-0.4 pts
3	Lithuania	6.4	+0.6 pts
4	Hungary	5.5	-2.5 pts
5	Slovakia	5.4	-2.7 pts
6	Latvia	5.3	-0.5 pts
6	Poland	5.3	-0.9 pts
8	Austria	4.6	+0.5 pts
8	Estonia	4.6	-3.3 pts
10	Czechia	4.5	-0.3 pts
11	Slovenia	4.1	0 pts
12	Spain	4	+0.9 pts
13	Greece	3.8	-1.4 pts
14	Belgium	3.7	+0.1 pts
15	Germany	3.5	-0.6 pts
15	Netherlands	3.5	-0.9 pts
17	Ireland	3.4	+0.8 pts
18	Malta	3.3	+0.6 pts
19	Portugal	3.2	-0.1 pts
20	Bulgaria	3.1	-4 pts
21	Cyprus	2.9	-1.7 pts
21	Denmark	2.9	+0.7 pts
21	Italy	2.9	+0.2 pts
24	Luxembourg	2.7	+1.2 pts
25	Finland	2	-1.1 pts
25	France	2	-0.5 pts
27	Sweden	1.9	-1.3 pts

Other periods

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), 2026-03) [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), 2026-03. 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?period=2026-03. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2026-03. 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?period=2026-03.

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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), 2026-03 [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?period=2026-03 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc\_hicp\_minr): EU countries by services inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-03}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-services-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-03. Publisher attribution: 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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Which EU country has the highest services inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Romania, with 10.4% in March 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 1.9% in March 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, services, COICOP 2018 SERV (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.