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

In 2017, Malta's HICP increased by 4.2% compared to 2016, reaching 2.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.1%.

Malta ranks 13th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 53.7% (from 5.4% in 2012).

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