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Inflation rate in Ireland by year since 1960

Inflation rate by country in 2015

In 2015, annual inflation in Ireland was -0.3%, ranking 18 of 21 countries. The highest was Norway at 2.2%.

RankCountryAnnual inflation
1Norway2.2%
2Australia1.5%
3Canada1.1%
4Austria0.9%
5Japan0.8%
6South Korea0.7%
7Netherlands0.6%
8Belgium0.6%
9Germany0.5%
10Denmark0.5%
11Portugal0.5%
12UK0.4%
13U.S.0.1%
14France0%
15Italy0%
16Sweden0%
17Finland-0.2%
18Ireland-0.3%
19Spain-0.5%
20Poland-0.9%
21Switzerland-1.1%

Other years

Annual inflation = average consumer price index for the year ÷ the previous year’s average − 1. Source: OECD annual consumer price indexes; the most recent years for the U.S. and Japan are extended with national indexes (BLS, Statistics Bureau of Japan). Monthly 12-month rates published by national agencies can differ.

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