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

In 2002, Romania's HICP decreased by 20.7% compared to 2001, reaching 31.1%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.0%.

Romania ranks 1st out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 79.8% (from 153.7% in 1997).

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