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

In 2018, Malta's HICP decreased by 20.0% compared to 2017, reaching 2.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Malta ranks 16th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 57.4% (from 4.7% in 2013).

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