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

In 2002, Malta's HICP decreased by 2.7% compared to 2001, reaching 3.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.4%.

Malta ranks 15th 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 16.3% (from 4.3% in 1997).

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