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

In 2018, Germany's HICP increased by 33.3% compared to 2017, reaching 2.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.5%.

Germany ranks 23rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 20.0% (from 2.5% in 2013).

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