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

In 2019, Ireland's HICP decreased by 36.9% compared to 2018, reaching 4.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.8%.

Ireland ranks 6th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.9% (from 4.5% in 2014).

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