HICP - Education, health and social protection (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
8.2
Montenegro
Lowest
-2.9
Bulgaria
Median
3.5
Years covered
38
1988–2025
Data points
965
What the numbers show
HICP - Education, health and social protection (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 8.2 in Montenegro; the lowest is -2.9 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5, and the mean is 3.75.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 2,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 383.3%).
HICP - Education, health and social protection: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 8.2 | 2025 | up 530.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 7.7 | 2025 | up 541.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 6.8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 5.3 | 2025 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5.2 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 5.2 | 2025 | up 210.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 5.1 | 2025 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 5 | 2025 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 4.9 | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 4.9 | 2025 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 4.4 | 2024 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 4.4 | 2025 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 4.4 | 2025 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 4.3 | 2025 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Malta | 3.5 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 3.4 | 2025 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 2.9 | 2019 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 2.8 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 2.8 | 2025 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 2.7 | 2025 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 2.6 | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 2.5 | 2025 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 2.3 | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 2.2 | 2025 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 2 | 2025 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Kosovo | 1.9 | 2022 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 1.7 | 2025 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 1.5 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Albania | 1.1 | 2022 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | -2.9 | 2025 | down 383.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.