Romania reported an inflation rate of 8.6% in November 2025, the highest in the European Union, new data from Eurostat has revealed.
According to the data, other countries to report a notable increase in annual inflation for the month included Estonia (4.7%), Croatia (4.3%), Austria (4.0%) and Slovakia (3.9%).
The lowest annual inflation rate, meanwhile, was reported in Cyprus (0.1%), followed by France (0.8%) and Italy (1.1%).
Inflation in the EU
The annual inflation rate stood at 2.4% in the European Union in November 2025, down from 2.5% in October. One year earlier, in November 2024, the inflation rate stood at 2.5%, Eurostat noted.
In the euro area, meanwhile, the annual inflation rate was 2.1% in November, stable compared to the previous month, and down slightly on the 2.2% recorded in November 2024.
The biggest contribution to the annual euro area inflation rate came from the services sector (+1.58 percentage points), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (+0.46 percentage points), non-energy industrial goods (+0.14 percentage points) and energy (-0.04 percentage points).
Month-on-month inflation
On a month-on-month basis, comparing November 2025 with October 2025, Romania saw the biggest increase, of 0.5%, followed by Lithuania (0.3%).
Several countries reported a month-on-month decline in inflation, led by Malta (-3.2%), the Netherlands (-1.4%) and Cyprus (-1.1%). Read more here.
Monthly Inflation Rate by EU Member State (%)
| Country | Monthly Inflation (%) |
|---|---|
| Romania | 0.5 |
| Lithuania | 0.4 |
| Belgium | 0.3 |
| Croatia | 0.3 |
| Slovakia | 0.3 |
| Bulgaria | 0.2 |
| Austria | 0.2 |
| Luxembourg | 0.1 |
| Poland | 0.1 |
| Spain | 0.0 |
| Hungary | 0.0 |
| Slovenia | 0.0 |
| Greece | -0.1 |
| Finland | -0.1 |
| Ireland | -0.2 |
| France | -0.2 |
| Italy | -0.2 |
| Latvia | -0.3 |
| Sweden | -0.3 |
| Czechia | -0.4 |
| Denmark | -0.5 |
| Germany | -0.5 |
| Estonia | -0.5 |
| Portugal | -0.8 |
| Cyprus | -1.1 |
| Netherlands | -1.4 |
| Malta | -3.2 |
