HICP inflation in United Kingdom
Consumer prices in United Kingdom, measured by the HICP, changed by 1.8% in 2019.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2019
1.8%
Change from 2018
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2019
1.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
1.7%
HICP inflation in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 2.5% |
| 2024 | – | 2.6% |
| 2023 | – | 6.4% |
| 2022 | – | 9.2% |
| 2021 | – | 2.9% |
| 2020 | – | 0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | 3.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 2.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 1.4%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Monthly HICP inflation
0.3%
November 2020 · Eurostat
Consumer price inflation
3.9%
2025 · World Bank
Consumer price level index
129 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
HICP price index
107.80 (2015 = 100)
2019 · Eurostat
Energy price inflation (HICP)
-2.4%
2016 · Eurostat
UK inflation (CPI)
3.5%
September 2026 · ONS