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

In 2005, Belgium's HICP increased by 61.1% compared to 2004, reaching 5.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 4.5%.

Belgium ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.7% (from 7.5% in 2000).

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