Ireland Fuel price inflation: 17.7% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are fuel prices still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, motor fuel prices in Ireland were 17.7% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 11.7% in August 2026.
The latest fuel price inflation for Ireland is 17.7% (September 2026), according to Eurostat (European Commission). The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value17.7% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 11.7% · +6 percentage points
Eurostat (European Commission) · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- motor fuel price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-09 — license
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 17.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-08 | 11.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-07 | 3.2% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-06 | 11.3% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-05 | 14.6% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-04 | 16.9% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-03 | 10.7% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-02 | -3.2% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2026-01 | -2.3% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-12 | 1.2% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-11 | 2.8% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-10 | 3.4% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
| 2025-09 | 0.3% | Eurostat (European Commission) |
Questions people ask
What is the latest fuel price inflation in Ireland?
17.7% in September 2026, according to Eurostat (European Commission).
Is the fuel price inflation in Ireland rising or falling?
It rose by 6 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 0.3%.
How does Ireland compare with other countries on fuel price inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 17th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Germany 36.8%, France 34.3%, U.S. 34.2%, Austria 34.2%, Belgium 33.9%, Finland 32.7%, Denmark 31.5%, Spain 30.8%, UK 29.8%, Canada 27.79%, Netherlands 27.3%, Italy 26.7%, Norway 26.3%, Australia 23.6%, Switzerland 22.4%, Sweden 19.9%, Ireland 17.7%, South Korea 11.84%, Japan -2.5%.