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

In 2021, Malta's HICP decreased by 12.5% compared to 2020, reaching 0.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.9%.

Malta ranks 26th 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 22.2% (from 0.9% in 2016).

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