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

In 2018, Hungary's HICP increased by 36.4% compared to 2017, reaching 4.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Hungary ranks 2nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.7% (from 5.4% in 2013).

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