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

In 2018, Italy's HICP decreased by 17.6% compared to 2017, reaching 2.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 3.4%.

Italy ranks 19th 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 133.3% (from 1.2% in 2013).

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