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

In 2002, Belgium's HICP decreased by 33.3% compared to 2001, reaching 0.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.0%.

Belgium ranks 17th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 61.9% (from 2.1% in 1997).

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