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

In 2023, Malta's HICP decreased by 15.0% compared to 2022, reaching 5.1%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 5.6%.

Malta 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 131.8% (from 2.2% in 2018).

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