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

In 2003, Romania's HICP decreased by 45.9% compared to 2002, reaching 19.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.3%.

Romania ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 72.5% (from 72.1% in 1998).

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