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

In 2020, Ireland's HICP decreased by 62.5% compared to 2019, reaching 0.9%.

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

Ireland ranks 19th 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 70.0% (from 3.0% in 2015).

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