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

In 2012, Germany's HICP decreased by 12.0% compared to 2011, reaching 2.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.6%.

Germany ranks 24th 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 4.3% (from 2.3% in 2007).

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