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

In 2021, France's HICP increased by 320.0% compared to 2020, reaching 2.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.9%.

France ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 600.0% (from 0.3% in 2016).

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