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

In 2003, Romania's HICP decreased by 42.1% compared to 2002, reaching 18.0%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.5%.

Romania ranks 1st out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 65.3% (from 51.9% in 1998).

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