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

In 2018, Germany's HICP increased by 58.1% compared to 2017, reaching 4.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 6.2%.

Germany ranks 18th 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 172.2% (from 1.8% in 2013).

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