HICP inflation in European Union

Consumer prices in the European Union, measured by the HICP, changed by 2.5% in 2025.

Measure: Inflation rate (HICP, annual average) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
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European Union, 2025 2.5% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 2.6%

HICP inflation in European Union over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation rate (HICP, annual average) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period European Union
2025 2.5%
2024 2.6%
2023 6.4%
2022 9.2%
2021 2.9%
2020 0.7%
2019 1.4%
2018 1.8%
2017 1.6%
2016 0.2%
2015 0.1%
2014 0.4%
2013 1.3%
2012 2.6%
2011 2.9%
2010 1.8%
2009 0.8%
2008 3.7%
2007 2.4%
2006 2.3%
2005 2.3%
2004 2.5%
2003 2.3%
2002 2.8%
2001 3.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.1%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=TOTAL
Observation period
2001 to 2025 for European Union
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat