Portugal Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

2.1

Units In

1.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 30, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
53.9 May 1977	-1.6 Jun 2009	7.98 %	1961-2025	Statistics Portugal

In Portugal, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. The most important categories in the Portuguese consumer price index are Food and non-alcoholic beverages (20.8 percent of the total weight), Transport (14 percent), Miscellaneous Goods and Services (10.4 percent) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (10.3 percent). Restaurants and Hotels account for 8.6 percent, Recreation and Culture for 7.2 percent and Clothing and Footwear for 6.9 percent. The index also includes: Health (6.3 percent) and Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house (6.2 percent). Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, Communication and Education account for the remaining 9.4 percent.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Portugal rose to 2.1% in April of 2025 from the seven-month low of 1.9% in the previous month, according to a flash estimate. Higher inflation was broad-based among most sectors of the Portuguese consumer basket, amid increases in unprocessed food (3.27% vs 2.77% in March) and other items excluding housing (1.95% vs 1.69%). Still, energy costs eased by 0.1% to erase a similar increase in the previous month. From March, consumer prices rose by 1.3%.