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

In 2019, France's HICP decreased by 7.7% compared to 2018, reaching 1.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.7%.

France ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 33.3% (from 1.8% in 2014).

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