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

In 2005, Malta's HICP decreased by 32.0% compared to 2004, reaching 1.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.8%.

Malta ranks 15th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 39.3% (from 2.8% in 2000).

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