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

In 2006, Belgium's HICP decreased by 12.5% compared to 2005, reaching 4.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.1%.

Belgium ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.4% (from 3.7% in 2001).

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