HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2018, France's HICP increased by 158.3% compared to 2017, reaching 3.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

France ranks 6th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 63.2% (from 1.9% in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.