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

In 2016, France's HICP decreased by 16.7% compared to 2015, reaching 1.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.1%.

France ranks 20th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.5% (from 1.6% in 2011).

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