Ireland

Inflation in Ireland

Inflation in Ireland: 18.3% a year in 1980 and 2.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.1% a year
Since 1980
−16.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
116 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in IrelandInflation in Ireland: 18.3% a year in 1980 and 2.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 20.2% a year in 1981, the lowest -1.7% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIreland
20252.1
20241.3
20235.2
20228.1
20212.4
2020-0.5
20190.9
20180.7
20170.3
2016-0.2
2015-0
20140.3
20130.5
20121.9
20111.2
2010-1.6
2009-1.7
20083.1
20072.9
20062.7
20052.2
20042.3
20034
20024.7
20014
20005.3
19992.4
19982.1
19971.3
19962.2
19952.5
19942.4
19931.4
19923.2
19913.1
19903.4
19894
19882.2
19873.2
19863
19855.5
19848.6
198310.4
198217.2
198120.2
198018.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIreland
20263.4
20272.8
20281.9
20292
20302
20312

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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