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🇭🇷Croatia inflation rate

released 2 Oct 2026 · data through September 2026 · flash estimate · next release expected 17 Oct 2026

Croatia adopted the euro in 2023. Harmonised inflation (HICP) — the EU-harmonised measure that makes prices comparable across Europe — stands at 4.3% as of September 2026. That is 2.3 percentage points above the ECB's 2% target, and 0.5 points above the eurozone average of 3.8%.

The breakdown shows core (excluding energy and food) at 3.3%, energy at 19.7%, food at 0.2% and services at 6.7%. The strongest pressure is in energy (19.7%), while food is the softest (0.2%).

Month on month the headline rose from 3.7% to 4.3%, extending the climb.

As a more recent euro adopter still converging toward western-European income levels, Croatia has tended to run inflation above the euro-area average — a structural pattern (faster catch-up growth lifting wages and services prices) seen across the bloc's central, eastern and Baltic members rather than a quirk of one month.

Croatia ranks number 10 of 30 European economies by annual inflation, from highest to lowest, between Belgium and Italy.

Harmonised inflation (HICP) · annual rate
4.3%
vs 2% target
+2.3 pp

Harmonised inflation (HICP) is 4.3% as of September 2026 — that is 2.3 percentage points above the ECB's 2% target.

core (excluding energy and food)
3.3%
▲ 0.6 pp vs prev
energy
19.7%
▲ 2.7 pp vs prev
food
0.2%
▼ 0.1 pp vs prev
services
6.7%
▲ 1.1 pp vs prev
Croatia — annual HICP inflation rate, last 10 years
Source: Eurostat (HICP) · data through September 2026 · modifications: none

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Frequently asked questions

What is Croatia's current inflation rate?
Croatia's annual inflation rate, measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), is 4.3% as of September 2026 This is a flash estimate and may be revised at the final release..
Is Croatia's inflation above or below the ECB's 2% target?
At 4.3%, it is 2.3 percentage points above the European Central Bank's 2% target.
How does Croatia's inflation compare with the rest of Europe?
Croatia ranks number 10 of 30 European economies by inflation, 0.5 points above the eurozone average of 3.8%.
Did Croatia's inflation rise or fall last month?
Month on month, the headline rate rose from 3.7% to 4.3% in September 2026.

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