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

In 2008, Germany's HICP decreased by 2.9% compared to 2007, reaching 3.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.6%.

Germany 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 50.0% (from 2.2% in 2003).

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