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EU countries by average annual inflation

Belgium had the highest average annual inflation of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 2%. Romania had the lowest, at -1.5%. The median was 0.2%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest2Belgium
Lowest-1.5Romania
Median0.227 EU countries

All EU countries, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

BelgiumBelgium: 2 %2SwedenSweden: 1 %1LithuaniaLithuania: 0.9 %0.9AustriaAustria: 0.9 %0.9CzechiaCzechia: 0.7 %0.7MaltaMalta: 0.6 %0.6PortugalPortugal: 0.6 %0.6GermanyGermany: 0.5 %0.5HungaryHungary: 0.4 %0.4FinlandFinland: 0.4 %0.4NetherlandsNetherlands: 0.3 %0.3LuxembourgLuxembourg: 0.3 %0.3DenmarkDenmark: 0.3 %0.3FranceFrance: 0.2 %0.2EstoniaEstonia: 0.1 %0.1LatviaLatvia: 0.1 %0.1IrelandIreland: 0 %0SloveniaSlovenia: -0.1 %-0.1ItalyItaly: -0.1 %-0.1SpainSpain: -0.2 %-0.2SlovakiaSlovakia: -0.5 %-0.5PolandPoland: -0.7 %-0.7BulgariaBulgaria: -0.8 %-0.8GreeceGreece: -0.8 %-0.8CroatiaCroatia: -1.1 %-1.1CyprusCyprus: -1.4 %-1.4RomaniaRomania: -1.5 %-1.5
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Belgium2+1.4 pts
2Sweden1+1 pts
3Lithuania0.9+1.8 pts
4Austria0.9-0 pts
5Czechia0.7+0.4 pts
6Malta0.6-0.5 pts
7Portugal0.6+0.1 pts
8Germany0.5-0 pts
9Hungary0.4+0.5 pts
10Finland0.4+0.6 pts
11Netherlands0.3-0.3 pts
12Luxembourg0.3-0.2 pts
13Denmark0.3-0.2 pts
14France0.2+0.1 pts
15Estonia0.1+0.6 pts
16Latvia0.1-0 pts
17Ireland0+0.4 pts
18Slovenia-0.1+0.5 pts
19Italy-0.1-0.1 pts
20Spain-0.2+0.3 pts
21Slovakia-0.5-0.2 pts
22Poland-0.7+0.2 pts
23Bulgaria-0.8-0.7 pts
24Greece-0.8+0.9 pts
25Croatia-1.1-0.7 pts
26Cyprus-1.4+0.7 pts
27Romania-1.5-1 pts

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About this ranking

Annual average change in the consumer price index, percent.

United States: percent change between the annual average CPI-U (all items, US city average) of the year and of the previous year, rounded to one decimal as the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it; both averages are shown with each value. A whole-year figure: it differs from the December 12-month change in cpi_annual_change. Other countries and the World: World Bank, from IMF International Financial Statistics and national sources; the World value is the median of country rates, not a weighted average.

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

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which EU country has the highest average annual inflation?

Belgium, with 2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest average annual inflation?

Romania, with -1.5% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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