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

In 2002, Belgium's HICP decreased by 37.5% compared to 2001, reaching 1.5%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.7%.

Belgium ranks 24th 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 0.0% (from 1.5% in 1997).

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