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

In 2008, Belgium's HICP increased by 42.5% compared to 2007, reaching 5.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.9%.

Belgium ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 147.8% (from 2.3% in 2003).

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