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

In 2022, Belgium's HICP increased by 114.5% compared to 2021, reaching 11.8%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 12.1%.

Belgium ranks 19th 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 210.5% (from 3.8% in 2017).

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