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

In 2006, Belgium's HICP increased by 31.6% compared to 2005, reaching 2.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.6%.

Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 39.0% (from 4.1% in 2001).

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