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

In 2018, Germany's HICP increased by 11.8% compared to 2017, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.8%.

Germany ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.7% (from 1.6% in 2013).

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