Greece Inflation Rate

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

2.5

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 09, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
33.7 Jan 1974	-2.9 Nov 2013	7.79 %	1960-2025	National Statistical Service of Greece

In Greece, the most important categories in the consumer price index are: food and non-alcoholic beverages (17 percent of total weight); transport (13 percent); housing (12 percent) and hotels, cafés and restaurants (11 percent). The index also includes: clothing and footwear (9 percent); health (7 percent); furnishing and household equipment (7 percent); recreation and culture (5 percent); communication (5 percent). Education, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and other goods and services account for the remaining 14 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Greece rose to 2.5% in May 2025 from 2% in the previous month. Prices growth rose faster for most sub-indices such as hotel, cafes and restaurants (6.8% vs 6.4% in April), clothing and footwear (6.6% vs 4.6%), housing (6% vs 3.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.6% vs 2%), communication (2% vs 1.6%), and recreation and culture (1.2% vs 0.8%). Conversely, prices recovered for miscellaneous goods and services (0.9% vs -0.4%) and household equipment (0.1% vs -0.6%), while inflation for education remained unchanged (2.6%). Meanwhile, prices for transport fell further (-2.8% vs -0.8%). On a monthly basis, the CPI grew by 0.2%, following a flat reading in the previous month.