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

In 2017, Ireland's HICP stood at 2.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 3.0%.

Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 59.3% (from 5.4% in 2012).

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