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

In 2017, Belgium's HICP increased by 200.0% compared to 2016, reaching 4.5%.

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

Belgium ranks 2nd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.5% (from 4.0% in 2012).

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