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

In 2017, Italy's HICP increased by 325.0% compared to 2016, reaching 1.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.1%.

Italy ranks 20th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 45.2% (from 3.1% in 2012).

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