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

In 2005, Belgium's HICP increased by 11.8% compared to 2004, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.8%.

Belgium ranks 14th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 137.5% (from 0.8% in 2000).

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