🇳🇱Netherlands inflation rate
released 19 Aug 2026 · data through July 2026 · next release expected 31 Aug 2026
Netherlands joined the euro at its launch in 1999. Harmonised inflation (HICP) — the EU-harmonised measure that makes prices comparable across Europe — stands at 3.0% as of July 2026. That is 1.0 percentage point above the ECB's 2% target, in line with the eurozone average of 3.0%.
The breakdown shows core (excluding energy and food) at 3.0%, energy at 9.7%, food at 0.0% and services at 4.0%. The strongest pressure is in energy (9.7%), while food is the softest (0.0%).
Month on month the headline rose from 2.5% to 3.0%, extending the climb.
Netherlands ranks number 14 of 30 European economies by annual inflation, from highest to lowest, between Portugal and Slovenia.
Netherlands's harmonised inflation is 3.0% as of July 2026 — abovethe European Central Bank's 2% target by 1.0 percentage points.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Netherlands's current inflation rate?
- Netherlands's annual inflation rate, measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), is 3.0% as of July 2026.
- Is Netherlands's inflation above or below the ECB's 2% target?
- At 3.0%, it is 1.0 percentage points above the European Central Bank's 2% target.
- How does Netherlands's inflation compare with the rest of Europe?
- Netherlands ranks number 14 of 30 European economies by inflation, in line with the eurozone average of 3.0%.
- Did Netherlands's inflation rise or fall last month?
- Month on month, the headline rate rose from 2.5% to 3.0% in July 2026.