Food price inflation in Ireland
Annual change in food prices in Ireland in June 2026: +0.6%. Monthly series since 2001, from the national consumer price indices compiled by FAO.
Food and overall inflation over ten years
- Food
- All items
- World median, food
A positive gap means food prices rose faster than prices overall.
Food group by food group
Annual change in consumer prices, September 2026 · Eurostat harmonised index
| Group | Ireland | EU | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food | +0.3% | +0.6% | +26.6% |
| Cereals and cereal products | -0.4% | +0.4% | +24.9% |
| Meat | +1.7% | +1.0% | +35.6% |
| Fish and seafood | +3.3% | +3.5% | +21.7% |
| Milk, dairy products and eggs | +0.1% | -1.1% | +31.7% |
| Oils and fats | -5.3% | -7.2% | +29.7% |
| Fruit and nuts | +0.5% | -1.2% | +17.6% |
| Vegetables, tubers and pulses | -0.6% | +4.7% | +22.7% |
| Sugar, confectionery and desserts | -0.3% | 0.0% | +32.2% |
| Ready-made and other foods | +0.7% | +0.6% | +23.2% |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | +0.4% | +0.6% | +29.1% |
The harmonised index (HICP) is compiled the same way in every country, so each group can be set against the EU average for the same month.
Source: Eurostat, HICP ECOICOP ver. 2 (prc_hicp_minr), update of 16 October 2026 · five-year change calculated by Shelfpedia from the index; Eurostat bears no responsibility for these calculations.
Food price level compared with the EU
Food and non-alcoholic beverages, EU average = 100, 2024
| Country | Price level |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 158.5 |
| Iceland | 143.9 |
| Norway | 131.2 |
| Luxembourg | 124.8 |
| Denmark | 120.2 |
| Ireland | 114.5 |
| Malta | 112.2 |
| Austria | 110.5 |
| France | 110.1 |
| Finland | 109.8 |
| Sweden | 106.4 |
| Estonia | 106.2 |
| Greece | 105.8 |
| Latvia | 105.4 |
| Belgium | 105.3 |
| Cyprus | 104.7 |
| Croatia | 103.7 |
| Germany | 102.7 |
| Italy | 101.7 |
| Portugal | 101.5 |
| Lithuania | 101.2 |
| Albania | 100.1 |
| Slovenia | 100.0 |
| Netherlands | 98.9 |
| Serbia | 96.4 |
| Spain | 95.2 |
| Hungary | 94.8 |
| Czechia | 89.0 |
| Bulgaria | 88.8 |
| Poland | 86.8 |
| Montenegro | 84.4 |
| Slovakia | 83.4 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 83.2 |
| Türkiye | 76.7 |
| Romania | 75.5 |
| North Macedonia | 73.4 |
Year by year · Ireland
| Year | Price level |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 114.5 |
| 2023 | 114.0 |
| 2022 | 116.1 |
| 2021 | 120.3 |
| 2020 | 121.3 |
| 2019 | 116.4 |
| 2018 | 119.2 |
| 2017 | 123.1 |
| 2016 | 119.8 |
| 2015 | 121.6 |
Prices are compared in a common currency at market exchange rates: 120 means the same basket of food and drink cost 20% more than the EU average.
Source: Eurostat, price level indices (prc_ppp_ind), update of 10 July 2025 · ranking by Shelfpedia; Eurostat bears no responsibility for these calculations.
Year by year
Average of the monthly year-on-year changes
| Year | Food | All items | Gap (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.3% | +3.3% | -1.0 |
| 2025 | +4.0% | +2.2% | +1.8 |
| 2024 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +9.9% | +6.3% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | +6.9% | +7.8% | -0.9 |
| 2021 | -0.2% | +2.4% | -2.6 |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -0.3% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | -0.7% | +0.9% | -1.6 |
| 2018 | -2.0% | +0.5% | -2.5 |
| 2017 | -2.1% | +0.4% | -2.5 |
| 2016 | -1.3% | 0.0% | -1.3 |
| 2015 | -2.1% | -0.3% | -1.8 |
| 2014 | -2.2% | +0.2% | -2.4 |
| 2013 | +1.0% | +0.5% | +0.5 |
| 2012 | +0.6% | +1.7% | -1.1 |
| 2011 | +1.2% | +2.6% | -1.4 |
| 2010 | -4.5% | -0.9% | -3.6 |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -4.4% | +1.0 |
| 2008 | +6.6% | +4.0% | +2.5 |
| 2007 | +2.8% | +4.9% | -2.1 |
| 2006 | +1.4% | +3.9% | -2.6 |
| 2005 | -0.7% | +2.5% | -3.2 |
| 2004 | -0.3% | +2.2% | -2.4 |
| 2003 | +1.5% | +3.5% | -2.1 |
| 2002 | +3.5% | +4.6% | -1.2 |
| 2001 | +6.5% | +4.9% | +1.7 |
Source: FAOSTAT, Consumer Price Indices (FAO), CC BY 4.0, update of 20 October 2026 · Shelfpedia calculations: overall inflation, yearly averages, gap, five-year change.
FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices. Accessed on 24 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CP Licence: CC-BY-4.0.