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

In 2003, Germany's HICP decreased by 23.5% compared to 2002, reaching 1.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.8%.

Germany ranks 19th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.3% (from 1.2% in 1998).

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