Netherlands in Numbers
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Consumer price inflation (CPI)

3.2% y/ychange: 1y +0.3 pts · 5y +1.8 pts · 10y +3.4 ptsas of Jul 2026A source confidence
Inflation (CPI) — NetherlandsNetherlandsCPI excluding government-tax changes (afgeleid)Owner-occupied housing costs (EU harmonized, annual, from 2011)

⌇ 2023: Energy-price method changed June 2023 (previously only newly signed contracts were observed); CBS's own research puts published 2022 inflation well above the improved method (Sep 2022: 14.5% vs 7.5–7.9%) and history was not revised

Total price change — pick your own start year
Consumer prices
×1.8
+80% total · 2.4%/yr avg · 20002025
House prices (existing homes)
×2.73
+173% total · 4.1%/yr avg · 20002025

Computed from official CBS index levels: each point divides the index by its own value in the chosen start year. Consumer prices: table 71905ned (1900 = 100; CBS chains today's CPI to older price series — the further back you start, the rougher the comparison; same definition caveats as the headline CPI above). House prices: table 85773NED, sale price index of existing owner-occupied homes, from 1995 — transaction prices, not a cost-of-living measure, shown because housing is most people's largest cost.

Inflation, HICP definition — EU peers (from 1997; excludes owner-occupied housing)NetherlandsAustriaBelgiumGermanyDenmarkEU-27+3 more (hover)

Peer lines share one grey on purpose: hover for countries. The compared series can differ slightly from the Dutch definition above.

Position among the same 8 countries, year by year1 = highest value

Countries are ordered by value, highest first — rank 1 means the highest number, not “the best”. A year is ranked only when all 8 countries report it; missing years stay gaps. The EU average is not a country and is not ranked.

Known criticisms of this statistic

Every statistic embodies method choices, and the substantive critiques of those choices are part of understanding the number. These are documented positions — each linked to who makes it. Listing a criticism is not endorsing it; we take no side.

  • Owner-occupied housing enters the CPI only as an imputed rent — an estimate of what the home would rent for — and the EU-harmonized HICP excludes it entirely because no money changes hands. During housing booms both therefore understate the cost pressure buyers and owners actually face; DNB and the ECB have advocated including owner-occupied housing costs.

    DNB and ECB; analysis by Bruegel · Bruegel: including home-ownership costs in the inflation indicator

  • CBS's own investigation found the pre-2023 energy-price method — observing only newly signed contracts — overstated headline inflation during the price spike: published CPI for September 2022 was 14.5%, against 7.5–7.9% under the improved method. Historical figures were not revised, so the 2022 peak in this series retains the overstatement (marked on the chart).

    CBS (its own methodology investigation, 2022–2023) · CBS: nieuwe meetmethode energieprijzen

  • The basket weights follow total spending, so higher-spending households implicitly count for more. An index weighted for minimum-income households ran about 0.4 points per year above the CPI in 2014–2021 — inflation does not hit all households equally, and the headline sits closer to the affluent household's experience.

    DNB economists Eijsink & Pruijt, in ESB · ESB: Inflatie van basisbehoeften verschilt van de CPI

Source & method

SourceCBS 70936ned · CBS 83131NED · CBS 71905ned · CBS prc_hicp_aind · CBS prc_hpi_ooa
Human pagehttps://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/70936ned
LicenceCC BY 4.0 (CBS)
Trend methodOLS over last 8 annual observations, 5% significance (MBW convention)
RevisionsNone recorded since 2026-07-07. Every retrieval is stored append-only; when the source restates history, the old and new values become comparable here.
Pipeline notesVerified 7 Jul 2026: 70936ned 'Jaarmutatie consumentenprijsindex; vanaf 1963' (monthly + annual, open) for the inflation rate; 83131NED (CPI 2015=100, 1996+) for the index level used to deflate other series. Peers: Eurostat prc_hicp_aind, RCH_A_AVG, CP00. Owner-occupied housing costs ingested from Eurostat prc_hpi_ooa (NL, net-acquisition approach, annual rate 2011+, verified live 7 Jul 2026) and shown as a companion line; the EU plans OOH integration into HICP but it is not in the regular index yet. Long price level from 71905ned (CPI 1900=100, annual, verified 7 Jul 2026; CBS chains modern CPI to older price series) drives the accumulated-change chart, rebased client-side to a reader-chosen start year — pure division, no index construction of our own.

Raw snapshot (JSON) · every observation keeps its retrieval timestamp and revision history in the public database.

Data table — Inflation (CPI) (Netherlands)
PeriodValue
2026-073.2
2026-062.9
2026-053.5
2026-042.8
2026-032.7
2026-022.4
2026-012.4
2025-122.8
2025-112.9
2025-103.1
2025-093.3
2025-082.8
2025-072.9
2025-063.1
2025-053.3
2025-044.1
2025-033.7
2025-023.8
2025-013.3
2024-124.1
2024-114.0
2024-103.5
2024-093.5
2024-083.6
2024-073.7
2024-063.2
2024-052.7
2024-042.7
2024-033.1
2024-022.8
2024-013.2
2023-121.2
2023-111.6
2023-10-0.4
2023-090.2
2023-083.0
2023-074.6
2023-065.7
2023-056.1
2023-045.2
2023-034.4
2023-028.0
2023-017.6
2022-129.6
2022-119.9
2022-1014.3
2022-0914.5
2022-0812.0
2022-0710.3
2022-068.6
2022-058.8
2022-049.6
2022-039.7
2022-026.2
2022-016.4
2021-125.7
2021-115.2
2021-103.4
2021-092.7
2021-082.4
2021-071.4
2021-062.0
2021-052.1
2021-041.9
2021-031.9
2021-021.8
2021-011.6
2020-121.0
2020-110.8
2020-101.2
2020-091.1
2020-080.7
2020-071.7
2020-061.6
2020-051.2
2020-041.2
2020-031.4
2020-021.6
2020-011.8
2019-122.7
2019-112.6
2019-102.7
2019-092.6
2019-082.8
2019-072.5
2019-062.7
2019-052.4
2019-042.9
2019-032.8
2019-022.6
2019-012.2
2018-122.0
2018-112.0
2018-102.1
2018-091.9
2018-082.1
2018-072.1
2018-061.7
2018-051.7
2018-041.1
2018-031.0
2018-021.2
2018-011.5
2017-121.3
2017-111.5
2017-101.3
2017-091.5
2017-081.4
2017-071.3
2017-061.1
2017-051.1
2017-041.6
2017-031.1
2017-021.8
2017-011.7
2016-121.0
2016-110.6
2016-100.4
2016-090.1
2016-080.2
2016-07-0.2
2016-060.0
2016-050.0
2016-040.0
2016-030.6
2016-020.6
2016-010.6
2015-120.7
2015-110.7
2015-100.6
2015-090.6
2015-080.8
2015-071.0
2015-061.0
2015-051.1
2015-040.6
2015-030.4
2015-020.2
2015-010.0
2014-120.7
2014-111.0
2014-101.1
2014-090.9
2014-081.0
2014-070.9
2014-060.9
2014-050.8
2014-041.2
2014-030.8
2014-021.1
2014-011.4
2013-121.7
2013-111.5
2013-101.6
2013-092.4
2013-082.8
2013-073.1
2013-062.9
2013-052.8
2013-042.6
2013-032.9
2013-023.0
2013-013.0
2012-122.9
2012-112.8
2012-102.9
2012-092.3
2012-082.3
2012-072.3
2012-062.1
2012-052.1
2012-042.4
2012-032.5
2012-022.5
2012-012.5
2011-122.4
2011-112.6
2011-102.6
2011-092.7
2011-082.6
2011-072.6
2011-062.3
2011-052.3
2011-042.1
2011-032.0
2011-021.9
2011-012.0
2010-121.9
2010-111.6
2010-101.6
2010-091.6
2010-081.5
2010-071.6
2010-060.8
2010-051.0
2010-041.1
2010-031.0
2010-020.8
2010-010.8
2009-121.1
2009-111.0
2009-100.7
2009-090.4
2009-080.3
2009-070.2
2009-061.4
2009-051.6
2009-041.8
2009-032.0
2009-022.0
2009-011.9
2008-121.9
2008-112.3
2008-102.8
2008-093.1
2008-083.2
2008-073.2
2008-062.6
2008-052.3
2008-042.0
2008-032.2
2008-022.2
2008-012.0
2007-121.9
2007-111.9
2007-101.6
2007-091.3
2007-081.1
2007-071.5
2007-061.7
2007-051.8
2007-041.8
2007-031.8
2007-021.5
2007-011.4
2006-121.1
2006-111.0
2006-100.9
2006-091.1
2006-081.4
2006-071.3
2006-061.3
2006-051.2
2006-041.2
2006-031.0
2006-021.1
2006-011.3
2005-122.0
2005-111.8
2005-101.6
2005-091.8
2005-081.8
2005-071.6
2005-061.6
2005-051.3
2005-041.5
2005-031.8
2005-021.6
2005-011.5
2004-121.2
2004-111.3
2004-101.4
2004-091.0
2004-081.1
2004-071.1
2004-061.4
2004-051.5
2004-041.4
2004-031.1
2004-021.2
2004-011.3
2003-121.7
2003-112.0
2003-102.0
2003-092.0
2003-082.1
2003-072.1
2003-062.0
2003-052.0
2003-042.1
2003-032.4
2003-022.4
2003-012.4
2002-123.1
2002-113.1
2002-103.2
2002-093.3
2002-083.3
2002-073.4
2002-063.4
2002-053.3
2002-043.6
2002-033.6
2002-023.8
2002-014.0
2001-124.4
2001-114.2
2001-104.3
2001-094.7
2001-084.7
2001-074.6
2001-064.5
2001-054.9
2001-044.9
2001-034.6
2001-024.5
2001-014.2
2000-122.9
2000-113.0
2000-103.1
2000-092.9
2000-082.5
2000-072.8
2000-062.7
2000-052.4
2000-042.1
2000-031.9
2000-022.0
2000-012.0
1999-122.2
1999-112.2
1999-102.1
1999-092.2
1999-082.6
1999-072.1
1999-062.3
1999-052.3
1999-042.2
1999-032.2
1999-022.1
1999-012.2
1998-121.7
1998-111.7
1998-101.9
1998-091.7
1998-081.7
1998-072.0
1998-062.2
1998-052.0
1998-042.4
1998-032.3
1998-022.2
1998-011.8
1997-122.3
1997-112.5
1997-102.3
1997-092.6
1997-082.6
1997-072.3
1997-062.2
1997-052.2
1997-041.8
1997-032.0
1997-022.2
1997-012.3
1996-122.5
1996-112.3
1996-102.4
1996-092.0
1996-081.9
1996-072.2
1996-061.8
1996-052.0
1996-042.0
1996-032.0
1996-021.8
1996-011.9
1995-121.7
1995-111.6
1995-101.3
1995-091.5
1995-081.5
1995-071.8
1995-062.1
1995-052.1
1995-042.3
1995-032.3
1995-022.4
1995-012.4
1994-122.6
1994-112.5
1994-102.8
1994-092.7
1994-082.6
1994-072.7
1994-063.0
1994-052.9
1994-042.8
1994-032.9
1994-023.0
1994-012.4
1993-121.7
1993-111.7
1993-101.9
1993-091.8
1993-082.0
1993-072.2
1993-062.1
1993-052.3
1993-042.3
1993-032.3
1993-022.4
1993-012.5
1992-122.6
1992-112.9
1992-103.0
1992-093.4
1992-083.5
1992-073.1
1992-064.0
1992-054.2
1992-044.4
1992-034.2
1992-024.4
1992-014.1
1991-124.9
1991-114.8
1991-104.5
1991-094.4
1991-084.6
1991-074.5
1991-063.4
1991-053.2
1991-043.1
1991-033.2
1991-022.9
1991-013.2
1990-122.6
1990-112.8
1990-102.9
1990-092.7
1990-082.4
1990-072.4
1990-062.3
1990-052.3
1990-042.2
1990-032.3
1990-022.3
1990-012.2
1989-121.3
1989-111.2
1989-101.4
1989-091.3
1989-081.1
1989-071.1
1989-061.0
1989-051.0
1989-041.1
1989-030.8
1989-020.9
1989-010.8
1988-121.2
1988-111.0
1988-100.7
1988-090.9
1988-080.9
1988-071.0
1988-060.8
1988-050.7
1988-040.7
1988-030.7
1988-020.5
1988-010.6
1987-12-0.2
1987-11-0.1
1987-100.1
1987-090.2
1987-080.2
1987-070.1
1987-06-0.8
1987-05-1.1
1987-04-1.1
1987-03-1.1
1987-02-1.2
1987-01-1.3
1986-12-0.1
1986-11-0.2
1986-10-0.2
1986-09-0.6
1986-08-0.5
1986-07-0.7
1986-060.2
1986-050.5
1986-040.6
1986-030.7
1986-021.2
1986-011.4
1985-121.7
1985-111.7
1985-101.9
1985-092.3
1985-082.3
1985-072.3
1985-062.5
1985-052.6
1985-042.5
1985-032.4
1985-022.2
1985-012.4
1984-122.8
1984-113.0
1984-103.1
1984-092.8
1984-082.8
1984-073.1
1984-063.6
1984-053.7
1984-043.9
1984-033.9
1984-023.7
1984-013.3
1983-123.0
1983-112.8
1983-102.5
1983-092.5
1983-082.6
1983-072.4
1983-062.5
1983-052.6
1983-042.7
1983-032.7
1983-023.3
1983-013.6
1982-124.3
1982-114.6
1982-104.9
1982-095.4
1982-085.9
1982-076.1
1982-066.5
1982-056.3
1982-046.6
1982-036.9
1982-026.8
1982-017.0
1981-127.2
1981-117.3
1981-107.1
1981-096.8
1981-086.4
1981-076.6
1981-066.7
1981-056.5
1981-046.3
1981-036.6
1981-026.6
1981-016.9
1980-126.7
1980-116.7
1980-106.7
1980-097.0
1980-087.1
1980-077.1
1980-066.6
1980-056.6
1980-046.4
1980-035.9
1980-025.9
1980-015.6
1979-124.8
1979-114.6
1979-104.4
1979-093.9
1979-083.8
1979-073.8
1979-064.2
1979-054.1
1979-044.3
1979-034.4
1979-024.2
1979-014.1
1978-123.9
1978-114.0
1978-104.2
1978-094.4
1978-084.2
1978-074.1
1978-063.4
1978-053.5
1978-043.6
1978-034.8
1978-024.3
1978-014.6
1977-125.4
1977-115.5
1977-105.4
1977-096.4
1977-086.8
1977-077.5
1977-067.2
1977-057.0
1977-046.8
1977-037.3
1977-027.4
1977-017.6
1976-128.3
1976-118.5
1976-108.7
1976-098.1
1976-088.3
1976-078.2
1976-069.4
1976-059.6
1976-049.8
1976-038.9
1976-029.4
1976-018.7
1975-129.1
1975-119.4
1975-109.9
1975-0910.4
1975-0810.7
1975-0710.5
1975-0610.3
1975-0510.4
1975-0410.3
1975-0310.3
1975-0210.3
1975-0111.1
1974-1210.9
1974-1111.0
1974-1010.7
1974-0910.3
1974-089.8
1974-079.5
1974-068.9
1974-058.7
1974-048.9
1974-039.2
1974-028.8
1974-018.2
1973-128.2
1973-117.9
1973-107.9
1973-098.2
1973-088.1
1973-078.4
1973-068.3
1973-058.3
1973-048.0
1973-037.6
1973-027.5
1973-017.9
1972-127.9
1972-118.2
1972-108.1
1972-097.4
1972-087.4
1972-077.3
1972-067.8
1972-057.7
1972-048.0
1972-037.9
1972-027.7
1972-018.2
1971-128.8
1971-118.3
1971-108.3
1971-097.7
1971-087.6
1971-077.6
1971-067.7
1971-057.8
1971-047.5
1971-036.6
1971-026.9
1971-016.3
1970-125.7
1970-115.6
1970-105.4
1970-095.6
1970-085.4
1970-075.0
1970-063.8
1970-053.3
1970-043.2
1970-033.6
1970-023.4
1970-013.3
1969-126.5
1969-116.9
1969-107.2
1969-097.2
1969-086.9
1969-077.3
1969-067.9
1969-058.1
1969-048.3
1969-037.9
1969-027.6
1969-017.3
1968-124.2
1968-113.8
1968-103.6
1968-093.3
1968-083.3
1968-073.2
1968-063.9
1968-053.8
1968-043.7
1968-033.9
1968-023.9
1968-014.0
1967-123.9
1967-113.1
1967-103.1
1967-093.9
1967-083.9
1967-073.9
1967-063.8
1967-052.3
1967-042.3
1967-032.4
1967-022.4
1967-013.2
1966-124.1
1966-114.9
1966-105.8
1966-094.1
1966-085.8
1966-074.9
1966-065.7
1966-056.6
1966-047.4
1966-036.7
1966-027.7
1966-016.9
1965-126.0
1965-115.2
1965-104.3
1965-095.1
1965-084.3
1965-076.1
1965-067.0
1965-056.1
1965-043.4
1965-035.3
1965-024.5
1965-013.6
1964-125.5
1964-116.4
1964-106.4
1964-097.3
1964-088.4
1964-077.5
1964-064.5
1964-055.5
1964-047.3
1964-033.7
1964-022.8
1964-014.7
1963-123.8
1963-113.8
1963-103.8
1963-092.8
1963-081.9
1963-071.9
1963-061.9
1963-052.8
1963-041.9
1963-034.8
1963-025.8
1963-013.9