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

In 2009, Malta's HICP decreased by 56.8% compared to 2008, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Malta ranks 21st 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 42.4% (from 3.3% in 2004).

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