Albania’s Harmonized CPI rose 2.5% year-on-year in February 2026, the highest in 8 months and up from 2.3% in January. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.5%. Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY in Albania averaged 3.08 percent from 2017 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 8.00 percent in October of 2022 and a record low of 0.60 percent in January of 2021. source: Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT)



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-25 12:00 PM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY
Jan 2.3% 2.2% 2.2%
2026-03-18 12:00 PM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY
Feb 2.5% 2.3% 2.5%
2026-04-17 12:00 PM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY
Mar 2.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 101.90 101.46 points Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 103.00 102.30 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 100.10 100.10 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 1.70 1.80 percent Feb 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 101.80 101.30 points Feb 2026
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.30 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.30 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.50 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 129.50 129.70 points Sep 2025
PPI YoY 0.20 0.20 percent Dec 2025


Albania Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is an indicator of inflation and price stability for the European Central Bank (ECB). The HICP is compiled by Eurostat and the national statistical institutes in accordance with harmonised statistical methods. The ECB aims to maintain annual inflation rates as measured by the HICP below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.50 2.30 8.00 0.60 2017 - 2026 percent Monthly
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