HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2017, Ireland's HICP stood at 3.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.4%.

Ireland ranks 16th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 58.5% (from 9.4% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.