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

In 2018, Belgium's HICP increased by 4.5% compared to 2017, reaching 2.3%.

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

Belgium ranks 8th 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 91.7% (from 1.2% in 2013).

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