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

In 2021, Belgium's HICP decreased by 11.1% compared to 2020, reaching 1.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.9%.

Belgium ranks 17th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 27.3% (from 2.2% in 2016).

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