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

In 2005, Malta's HICP decreased by 27.3% compared to 2004, reaching 2.4%.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 2.4%.

Malta ranks 19th 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 53.8% (from 5.2% in 2000).

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