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

In 2022, Belgium's HICP increased by 158.5% compared to 2021, reaching 57.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 35.2%.

Belgium ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 484.8% (from 9.9% in 2017).

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