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

In 2021, Belgium's HICP increased by 700.0% compared to 2020, reaching 3.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.9%.

Belgium ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 77.8% (from 1.8% in 2016).

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