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Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices was 100 Annual average index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
100 Annual average index
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
5th
of 50 countries
All-time high
100 Annual average index
in 2025
All-time low
52.63 Annual average index
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025

Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 1996–2025

0204060801001996201020251996: 52.6 Annual average index1997: 53.5 Annual average index1998: 54.2 Annual average index1999: 54.9 Annual average index2000: 55.9 Annual average index2001: 57.1 Annual average index2002: 58.3 Annual average index2003: 59.5 Annual average index2004: 60.7 Annual average index2005: 62.1 Annual average index2006: 63.4 Annual average index2007: 64.9 Annual average index2008: 67.3 Annual average index2009: 68 Annual average index2010: 69.4 Annual average index2011: 71.5 Annual average index2012: 73.4 Annual average index2013: 74.5 Annual average index2014: 74.9 Annual average index2015: 75 Annual average index2016: 75.2 Annual average index2017: 76.5 Annual average index2018: 77.9 Annual average index2019: 79.1 Annual average index2020: 79.6 Annual average index2021: 81.9 Annual average index2022: 89.4 Annual average index2023: 95.1 Annual average index2024: 97.6 Annual average index2025: 100 Annual average index

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Annual average index.

Analysis

In 2025, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) stood at 100 Annual average index. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 100 Annual average index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.63 Annual average index, in 1996.

That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Year Annual average index Change
1996 52.63 Annual average index —
1997 53.54 Annual average index +1.7%
1998 54.23 Annual average index +1.3%
1999 54.87 Annual average index +1.2%
2000 55.92 Annual average index +1.9%
2001 57.14 Annual average index +2.2%
2002 58.33 Annual average index +2.1%
2003 59.48 Annual average index +2.0%
2004 60.72 Annual average index +2.1%
2005 62.06 Annual average index +2.2%
2006 63.43 Annual average index +2.2%
2007 64.91 Annual average index +2.3%
2008 67.28 Annual average index +3.7%
2009 67.95 Annual average index +1.0%
2010 69.36 Annual average index +2.1%
2011 71.51 Annual average index +3.1%
2012 73.4 Annual average index +2.6%
2013 74.51 Annual average index +1.5%
2014 74.92 Annual average index +0.6%
2015 75 Annual average index +0.1%
2016 75.18 Annual average index +0.2%
2017 76.47 Annual average index +1.7%
2018 77.92 Annual average index +1.9%
2019 79.06 Annual average index +1.5%
2020 79.61 Annual average index +0.7%
2021 81.91 Annual average index +2.9%
2022 89.43 Annual average index +9.2%
2023 95.12 Annual average index +6.4%
2024 97.6 Annual average index +2.6%
2025 100 Annual average index +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.82 Annual average index 52.63 Annual average index 54.87 Annual average index 4
2000s 61.72 Annual average index 55.92 Annual average index 67.95 Annual average index 10
2010s 74.73 Annual average index 69.36 Annual average index 79.06 Annual average index 10
2020s 90.61 Annual average index 79.61 Annual average index 100 Annual average index 6

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 3 United Kingdom 107.82 Annual average index compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom 107.82 Annual average index compare
  3. 5 Albania 100 Annual average index compare
  4. 5 Austria 100 Annual average index compare
  5. 5 Belgium 100 Annual average index compare
  6. 5 Bulgaria 100 Annual average index compare
  7. 5 Switzerland 100 Annual average index compare
  8. 5 Cyprus 100 Annual average index compare
  9. 5 Czechia 100 Annual average index compare
  10. 5 Germany 100 Annual average index compare
  11. 5 Denmark 100 Annual average index compare
  12. 5 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 100 Annual average index compare
  13. 5 Estonia 100 Annual average index compare
  14. 5 Greece 100 Annual average index compare
  15. 5 Spain 100 Annual average index compare
  16. 5 Finland 100 Annual average index compare
  17. 5 France 100 Annual average index compare
  18. 5 Croatia 100 Annual average index compare
  19. 5 Hungary 100 Annual average index compare
  20. 5 Ireland 100 Annual average index compare
  21. 5 Iceland 100 Annual average index compare
  22. 5 Italy 100 Annual average index compare
  23. 5 Lithuania 100 Annual average index compare
  24. 5 Luxembourg 100 Annual average index compare
  25. 5 Latvia 100 Annual average index compare
  26. 5 Montenegro 100 Annual average index compare
  27. 5 North Macedonia 100 Annual average index compare
  28. 5 Malta 100 Annual average index compare
  29. 5 Netherlands 100 Annual average index compare
  30. 5 Norway 100 Annual average index compare
  31. 5 Poland 100 Annual average index compare
  32. 5 Portugal 100 Annual average index compare
  33. 5 Romania 100 Annual average index compare
  34. 5 Serbia 100 Annual average index compare
  35. 5 Sweden 100 Annual average index compare
  36. 5 Slovenia 100 Annual average index compare
  37. 5 Slovakia 100 Annual average index compare
  38. 5 Türkiye 100 Annual average index compare
  39. 5 Kosovo* 100 Annual average index compare
  40. 5 Estonia 100 Annual average index compare
  41. 5 Croatia 100 Annual average index compare
  42. 5 Lithuania 100 Annual average index compare
  43. 5 Latvia 100 Annual average index compare
  44. 5 Netherlands 100 Annual average index compare
  45. 5 Poland 100 Annual average index compare
  46. 5 Slovenia 100 Annual average index compare
  47. 5 Slovakia 100 Annual average index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 100 Annual average index in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 100 Annual average index in 2025.
What is the lowest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 52.63 Annual average index in 1996.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
Is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, annual data
Unit
Annual average index
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55 places, 1,470 data points, 1996–2025
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