HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2005, Belgium's HICP increased by 92.4% compared to 2004, reaching 12.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 9.7%.

Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.1% (from 16.3% in 2000).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.