EU countries by price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100)

Belgium had the highest price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100) of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 144.2. Romania had the lowest, at 55.1. The median was 103.2 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 100. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest144.2Belgium

Lowest55.1Romania

Median103.227 EU countries

European Union (27)100History

All EU countries, 2022

index. Source: Eurostat, Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2022 index
1	Belgium	144.2
2	Luxembourg	136
3	Greece	134.1
4	Sweden	132.4
5	Ireland	129.1
6	Netherlands	125.2
7	Malta	123
8	Germany	120.6
9	Denmark	119.4
10	Austria	116.1
11	Croatia	107
12	Slovenia	106
13	Cyprus	104.5
14	Portugal	103.2
15	Finland	102.7
16	Czechia	101.9
17	France	99.3
18	Slovakia	99.2
19	Estonia	98.7
20	Lithuania	93.9
21	Spain	93.4
22	Latvia	89
23	Italy	86.5
24	Bulgaria	84.9
25	Hungary	81.1
26	Poland	56.1
27	Romania	55.1

Other periods

2025
2024
2023
2022

About this ranking

Price level of information and communication in actual individual consumption (what households consume, whether they pay for it or the government or non-profit institutions provide it) relative to the EU27 average, which is 100: the purchasing power parity divided by the market exchange rate (Eurostat). A value of 120 means the same goods and services cost 20% more than on average in the EU.

Compares price levels between countries in the same year; it is not an inflation rate, and changes from year to year also reflect exchange rates and the EU average. Computed by Eurostat and the OECD from purchasing power parities, with categories under COICOP 2018. Eurostat publishes this category from 2022.

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.

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Eurostat. Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108) (EU countries by price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table

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Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108), EU countries by price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100), 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/price-level-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108). EU countries by price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/price-level-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108), EU countries by price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_ppp_ind_1/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/price-level-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Belgium, with 144.2 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest price level index for information and communication (EU27 = 100)?

Romania, with 55.1 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Purchasing power parities, price level indices (EU27_2020 = 100), information and communication (prc_ppp_ind_1, COICOP 2018 A0108). Retrieved 2026-10-12.