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

In 2017, Germany's HICP increased by 27.3% compared to 2016, reaching 1.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.5%.

Germany ranks 18th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.7% (from 1.3% in 2012).

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