# Health price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Harmonised index of consumer prices for health products and services (COICOP 2018 division 06, net of reimbursements by public schemes), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

## Key facts

- Health price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in the European Union (27) was 3.6% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Germany had the highest health price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in September 2026, at 6%, and Sweden the lowest, at -5.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from January 2000 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `hicp_annual_rate_health`
- Unit: %
- Note: Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/hicp-health-inflation
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/hicp_annual_rate_health

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2026-09 | 3.6 | Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, health products and services, COICOP 2018 CP06 (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-health-inflation/eu-countries.md) (27 places)