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

In 2018, Italy's HICP increased by 38.9% compared to 2017, reaching 2.5%.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 2.5%.

Italy ranks 14th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 19.0% (from 2.1% in 2013).

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