Inflation rate 3.3 percent in 2025

Housing contributed most to inflation

Changes in housing prices made an important contribution to inflation in 2025. Housing prices are measured in the CPI for both rental homes and owner-occupied homes on the basis of changes to property rents. In 2025, property rents were on average 5.1 percent higher than they were in 2024. In 2024, the price increase was 3.7 percent.

Food prices up in 2025

Food and non-alcoholic beverages also had a major contribution to inflation in 2025. Prices were up by 4.0 percent, year on year. In 2024, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages were 1.7 percent higher than they were in 2023. The food and beverage products with the largest price increases in 2025 were beef (23.0 percent), coffee (20.3 percent), cocoa (18.8 percent), chocolate (18.4 percent), and butter (11.2 percent).

Airline tickets and mobile phone prices helped to lower inflation

Airline ticket prices had a downward effect on inflation in 2025. Airline tickets were on average 7.2 percent cheaper in 2025 than in 2024. Mobile phone plans (-6.7 percent) and petrol (-2.4 percent) were also cheaper, year on year.

Eurozone inflation 2.1 percent

CBS has published two different inflation rates: one based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and one based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). According to the European HICP, consumer goods and services in the Netherlands were 3.0 percent more expensive in 2025 than they were in 2024. According to the HICP, the inflation rate was 3.2 percent in 2024. Inflation in the euro area fell from 2.4 percent in 2024 to 2.1 percent in 2025.

Difference between CPI and HICP

In order to facilitate comparison between countries, EU member states calculate a consumer price index according to internationally agreed definitions and methods. The European Central Bank (ECB) uses the HICP to formulate its monetary policies in the euro area. In addition, most countries produce their own national consumer price index.

The main conceptual difference between the CPI and the HICP for the Netherlands is that, unlike the CPI, the HICP does not take into account the costs related to home ownership. In the Dutch CPI, these costs are calculated based on developments in rental property prices. The differences are further explained in the article Differences between consumer price figures.

New base year for CPI figures with effect from 2026

With effect from 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) will move to a new base year, from 2015=100 to 2025=100. An update to the classification of goods and services will also be introduced in 2026, in order to reflect current consumption patterns better. The CPI will also be brought more into line with the HICP from 2026 onwards. It is worth noting that these changes will not affect inflation figures that have already been published. The first figures based on the new series with the reference year 2025 will be published in early February 2026.

More information

The dashboard on consumer prices shows inflation according to the CPI and the HICP. In addition, the dashboard provides more detailed information on price changes for a number of consumer goods and services. The personal inflation calculator allows people to get a better understanding of how price changes affect them.