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

In 2018, Germany's HICP decreased by 3.7% compared to 2017, reaching 2.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Germany ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 23.5% (from 3.4% in 2013).

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