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

In 2022, Belgium's HICP increased by 137.5% compared to 2021, reaching 3.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.4%.

Belgium ranks 22nd 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 100.0% (from 1.9% in 2017).

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