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

In 2016, Belgium's HICP decreased by 8.3% compared to 2015, reaching 2.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.1%.

Belgium ranks 5th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.8% (from 1.9% in 2011).

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