Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly in Malta
Malta: Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly was 105.08 Index, 2025=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
105.08 Index, 2025=100
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
19th
of 52 countries
All-time high
105.08 Index, 2025=100
in 2026
All-time low
50.06 Index, 2025=100
in 1996
Years of data
31
1996–2026
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in Malta, 1996–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2025=100.
Analysis
In 2026, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Malta stood at 105.08 Index, 2025=100. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Malta peaked at 105.08 Index, 2025=100 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 50.06 Index, 2025=100, in 1996.
That places Malta 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … monthly in Malta, year by year
| Year | Index, 2025=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.06 Index, 2025=100 | — |
| 1997 | 52.36 Index, 2025=100 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 53.89 Index, 2025=100 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 56.24 Index, 2025=100 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 56.81 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.84 Index, 2025=100 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 60.04 Index, 2025=100 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 61.51 Index, 2025=100 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 62.67 Index, 2025=100 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.78 Index, 2025=100 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 65.28 Index, 2025=100 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.28 Index, 2025=100 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 70.63 Index, 2025=100 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 70.32 Index, 2025=100 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.16 Index, 2025=100 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 74.24 Index, 2025=100 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 76.29 Index, 2025=100 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77.05 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.35 Index, 2025=100 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.31 Index, 2025=100 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.07 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.13 Index, 2025=100 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.12 Index, 2025=100 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.16 Index, 2025=100 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.29 Index, 2025=100 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.46 Index, 2025=100 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 90.61 Index, 2025=100 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 93.96 Index, 2025=100 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 95.69 Index, 2025=100 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 98.04 Index, 2025=100 | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 105.08 Index, 2025=100 | +7.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 105.08 Index, 2025=100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 104.19 Index, 2025=100, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.14 Index, 2025=100 | 50.06 Index, 2025=100 | 56.24 Index, 2025=100 | 4 |
| 2000s | 63.82 Index, 2025=100 | 56.81 Index, 2025=100 | 70.63 Index, 2025=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.89 Index, 2025=100 | 73.16 Index, 2025=100 | 82.16 Index, 2025=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.88 Index, 2025=100 | 82.29 Index, 2025=100 | 105.08 Index, 2025=100 | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Malta?
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Malta was 105.08 Index, 2025=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 105.08 Index, 2025=100 in 2026.
- What is the lowest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.06 Index, 2025=100 in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2026.
- Is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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