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

In 2005, Belgium's HICP increased by 86.7% compared to 2004, reaching 5.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 5.0%.

Belgium ranks 15th 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 18.8% (from 6.9% in 2000).

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