🇵🇱Poland inflation rate
released 19 Aug 2026 · data through July 2026 · next release expected 31 Aug 2026
Poland sits outside the euro area, with its own currency and central bank. Harmonised inflation (HICP) — the EU-harmonised measure that makes prices comparable across Europe — stands at 3.1% as of July 2026. That is 0.6 percentage points above NBP's 2.5% target, and 0.1 points above the eurozone average of 3.0%.
The breakdown shows core (excluding energy and food) at 2.7%, energy at 8.0%, food at 1.9% and services at 5.7%. The strongest pressure is in energy (8.0%), while food is the softest (1.9%).
Month on month the headline rose from 3.0% to 3.1%, extending the climb.
Poland ranks number 12 of 30 European economies by annual inflation, from highest to lowest, between Ireland and Portugal.
Poland's harmonised inflation is 3.1% as of July 2026 — abovethe European Central Bank's 2% target by 1.1 percentage points.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Poland's current inflation rate?
- Poland's annual inflation rate, measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), is 3.1% as of July 2026.
- Is Poland's inflation above or below NBP's 2.5% target?
- At 3.1%, it is 0.6 percentage points above the National Bank of Poland's 2.5% target.
- How does Poland's inflation compare with the rest of Europe?
- Poland ranks number 12 of 30 European economies by inflation, 0.1 points above the eurozone average of 3.0%.
- Did Poland's inflation rise or fall last month?
- Month on month, the headline rate rose from 3.0% to 3.1% in July 2026.