France vs Ireland

France vs Ireland: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.9% a year in France and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.1 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in France.

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% a year · IMF

France vs Ireland: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.9% a year in France and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 1.1 percentage points, or 2.23 times that in France.
FranceIrelandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2025, when it overtook France.
  • In 2025, France ranked 145 and Ireland ranked 116 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts France at 1.8% a year and Ireland at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearFranceIreland
20250.92.1
20242.31.3
20235.75.2
20225.98.1
20212.12.4
20200.5-0.5
20191.30.9
20182.10.7
20171.20.3
20160.3-0.2
20150.1-0
20140.60.3
201310.5
20122.21.9
20112.31.2
20101.7-1.6
20090.1-1.7
20083.23.1
20071.62.9
20061.92.7
20051.92.2
20042.32.3
20032.24
20021.94.7
20011.84
20001.85.3
19990.62.4
19980.72.1
19971.31.3
19962.12.2
19951.82.5
19941.72.4
19932.21.4
19922.53.2
19913.43.1
19900.33.4
19896.64
19882.72.2
19873.33.2
19862.53
19855.85.5
19847.78.6
19839.510.4
19821217.2
198113.320.2
198013.118.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearFranceIreland
20262.43.4
20272.22.8
20281.91.9
20291.92
20301.92
20311.82

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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