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

In 2018, Ireland's HICP decreased by 32.0% compared to 2017, reaching 1.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.5%.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.2% (from 1.6% in 2013).

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