Ireland’s consumer price level in 2025 stood 36.2% above the EU-27 average, according to Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2026, published by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office on 20 October. On the comparative price-level index, where the EU average is set at 100, Ireland scored 136.2, the second-highest result.
Denmark had the highest level at 139.7, while Bulgaria was lowest at 62.5. The index compares price levels for consumer goods and services across countries; it is not Ireland’s annual inflation rate and does not describe price changes for individual products.
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Comparative price level for consumer goods and services
Ireland’s consumer price level in 2025 stood 36.2% above the EU-27 average, according to Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2026, published by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office on 20 October. On the comparative price-level index, where the EU average is set at 100, Ireland scored 136.2, the second-highest result. Denmark had the highest level at 139.7, while Bulgaria was lowest at 62.5. The index compares price levels for consumer goods and services across countries; it is not Ireland’s annual inflation rate and does not describe price changes for individual products.
Comparative price level for consumer goods and services — Ireland
136.2 index pointsData period: 2025 · Observed
Comparative price level for consumer goods and services — Denmark
139.7 index pointsData period: 2025 · Observed
Comparative price level for consumer goods and services — Bulgaria
62.5 index pointsData period: 2025 · Observed
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Eurostat purchasing-power-parity comparison with the EU-27 average set to 100; Ireland’s consumer final expenditure price-level index for 2025. This is not an inflation rate.
INSEE data for 2022 put the share of the region’s most polluting car classes at 29.8%, rising to 48.7% among car-owning households with the lowest incomes.
INE reported that the index fell 1.8% from the preceding quarter in the fourth quarter of 2026. The balance of firms expecting favorable conditions narrowed to 5.7 points.
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