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

In 2006, Malta's HICP decreased by 8.3% compared to 2005, reaching 2.2%.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 2.2%.

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 40.5% (from 3.7% in 2001).

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