Hungary reported the highest annual inflation rate in the European Union in February 2025, at 5.7%.
Other countries to report an above-average inflation rate for the month included Romania (5.2%), Estonia (5.1%), Croatia (4.8%), Belgium (4.4%) and Poland (4.3%), data from Eurostat has revealed.
At the other end of the scale, the lowest annual inflation rate was recorded in France (0.9%), followed by Ireland (1.4%) and Finland (1.5%).
Inflation in the European Union
The annual inflation rate in the European Union stood at 2.7% in February, down from 2.8% a month earlier, and 2.8% in February 2024. In the euro area, the inflation rate stood at 2.3% in February, down from 2.5% in January.
On a month-on-month basis, annual inflation fell in 14 EU member states, remained stable in six and rose in seven, Eurostat said.
The largest contributor to the annual inflation rate in the euro area came from the services sector (+1.66 percentage points), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+0.52 percentage points), non-energy industrial goods (+0.14 percentage points) and energy (+0.01 percentage points). Read more here.
Annual Inflation Rate by EU Member State, February 2025 (%)
| Country | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|
| Hungary | 5.7 |
| Romania | 5.2 |
| Estonia | 5.1 |
| Croatia | 4.8 |
| Belgium | 4.4 |
| Poland | 4.3 |
| Slovakia | 4.1 |
| Bulgaria | 3.9 |
| Latvia | 3.7 |
| Netherlands | 3.5 |
| Austria | 3.4 |
| Lithuania | 3.2 |
| Greece | 3.0 |
| Spain | 2.9 |
| Czechia | 2.8 |
| Sweden | 2.8 |
| Germany | 2.6 |
| Portugal | 2.5 |
| Cyprus | 2.3 |
| Denmark | 2.0 |
| Malta | 2.0 |
| Luxembourg | 1.9 |
| Slovenia | 1.9 |
| Italy | 1.7 |
| Finland | 1.5 |
| Ireland | 1.4 |
| France | 0.9 |
