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

In 2017, Malta's HICP increased by 44.4% compared to 2016, reaching 1.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 1.6%.

Malta ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 59.4% (from 3.2% in 2012).

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