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

In 2002, Germany's HICP decreased by 31.6% compared to 2001, reaching 1.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.7%.

Germany ranks 26th 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 13.3% (from 1.5% in 1997).

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