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Consumer price inflation by country, May 2026: ranking

In May 2026, U.S. had the highest rate among 20 countries (4.2%) and Switzerland the lowest (0.9%). 12 countries rose from the previous month and 7 fell. The euro area figure was 3.2%.

These figures are the 12-month change in a price index (how fast prices rose), not the price level or the size of a bill.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	U.S.	4.2%	2026-05	+0.4pp	CPI-U (all urban consumers)	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2	Australia	4%	2026-05	-0.2pp	National consumer price index	Australian Bureau of Statistics
3	Belgium	4%	2026-05	-0.2pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Austria	3.7%	2026-05	+0.3pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Spain	3.6%	2026-05	+0.1pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Ireland	3.5%	2026-05	-0.1pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Netherlands	3.4%	2026-05	+0.9pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	3.3%	2026-05	-0.1pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Canada	3.23%	2026-05	+0.41pp	National consumer price index	Statistics Canada
10	Italy	3.2%	2026-05	+0.4pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	South Korea	3.1%	2026-05	+0.5pp	National consumer price index	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
12	Norway	3.1%	2026-05	-0.3pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Portugal	3.1%	2026-05	-0.2pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	UK	2.8%	2026-05	0pp	National consumer price index	Office for National Statistics (UK)
15	France	2.8%	2026-05	+0.3pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Finland	2.8%	2026-05	+0.4pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
17	Germany	2.7%	2026-05	-0.2pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Denmark	1.8%	2026-05	+0.6pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	Sweden	1.1%	2026-05	+0.6pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	Switzerland	0.9%	2026-05	+0.4pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	3.2%	2026-05	+0.2pp	EU harmonised index (HICP)	Eurostat (European Commission)

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How to read this

Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

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Source

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2026-05 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-05 — license