€1 in 2026 is worth €0.99 in 2025

Value of €1 from 2026 to 2025

€1 in 2026 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €0.99 today. The euro had an average inflation rate of 0.64% in the last 12 months. As a result, the real value of a euro has been decreasing recently.

This means that today's prices are 0.64% lower than average prices since 2026, according to the European Central Bank consumer price index. A euro today only buys 101.010% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 2025 was 2.48%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 0.64%. If this number holds, €1 today will be equivalent in buying power to €1.01 next year.


Inflation from 2026 to 2025
Average inflation rate 0.64%
Converted amount
€1 base
€0.99
Price difference
€1 base
€-0.01
CPI in 2026 133.630
CPI in 2025 132.774
Inflation in 2025 2.48%
Inflation in 2026 0.64%
€1 in 2026 €0.99 in 2025

Recent EUR inflation
Annual Rate, the European Central Bank CPI
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How to calculate inflation rate for €1, 2025 to 2026

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2025 and today:

CPI in 2025CPI today
×
2026 EUR value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Euro CPI was 133.63 in the year 2026 and 132.7736364 in 2025:

132.7736364133.63
×
€1
=
€0.99

€1 in 2026 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €0.99 in 2025.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2025 and 2026, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2025 - CPI in 2026CPI in 2026
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

132.7736364 - 133.63133.63
×
100
=
-1%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the European Commission and the European Central Bank's Harmonized Index of Consumer prices (HICP), which is computed based on the reported consumer price indices in member countries of the European Union.

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “€1 in 2026 → 2025 | Euro Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 4 Apr. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/europe/inflation/2026?amount=1&endYear=2025.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 2026 to 2025
Average inflation rate 0.64%
Converted amount
€1 base
€0.99
Price difference
€1 base
€-0.01
CPI in 2026 133.630
CPI in 2025 132.774
Inflation in 2025 2.48%
Inflation in 2026 0.64%
€1 in 2026 €0.99 in 2025