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EU Inflation Comparator

Inflation erodes purchasing power at different speeds across Europe. This tool shows you how harmonized consumer prices (HICP) have changed over the past 1, 3, and 10 years in the EU's largest economies — using official Eurostat data refreshed every week.

EU inflation snapshot

As of April 2026 · Source: Eurostat HICP

EU27 average · annual inflation

3 %

Prices are not rising evenly: the gap between the lowest and highest EU country is 1 percentage points.

Highest

4 %

Spain

Lowest

2 %

France

Annual inflation rate by country

Annual inflation rate

Each bar shows how much everyday prices changed compared with the same month last year. A higher bar means the same basket of normal purchases now costs more than it did a year ago. The 3-year and 10-year columns below show whether this is a short bump or part of a longer squeeze.

Next step See how compound interest beats inflation over time

Multi-horizon comparison

1 / 3 / 10 years

Country	1 year	3 years	10 years
EU27 average	3 %	8 %	37 %
Germany	3 %	8 %	36 %
Spain	4 %	9 %	31 %
France	2 %	6 %	27 %
Poland	3 %	10 %	59 %

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What this calculator is useful for

Use it to compare purchasing-power pressure across countries with a harmonised measure. That helps separate a local price shock from a broader European trend.

How to read the result

The result shows inflation paths, not personal spending exactly. Your household may feel more or less pressure depending on rent, food, energy, transport and wage changes.

What to check next

Use the comparison when updating budgets, salary assumptions or long-term savings targets. Prices can move differently by country even when the headline EU story looks similar.

Plain-language notes

Use this section if the finance words on the page are new to you. The calculator is meant to support a decision, not to reward perfect terminology.

HICP: the EU’s harmonised inflation measure. It helps compare countries using one method.
Inflation: prices rising over time. If income or savings do not keep up, the same money buys less.

What to compare

Compare at least two scenarios before trusting the first answer. A useful result should tell you what changes if income, costs, rates, or timing move.

Frequently asked questions

What is HICP inflation?

The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is the EU's official inflation measure. Unlike national CPI indices, it uses a common methodology across all member states, making cross-country comparisons meaningful.

How often is the data updated?

Our database is refreshed every Monday using the latest data from Eurostat's prc_hicp_midx dataset. Eurostat typically publishes monthly HICP figures with a 2–4 week lag.

What does the cumulative change mean?

The 1-year, 3-year, and 10-year figures show how much the price level has cumulatively changed since those points in time. A 10-year change of +35% means goods that cost €100 in 2015 now cost €135 on average.