Belgium vs China

Belgium vs China: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 0.1% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3 percentage points, or 60 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs China: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 0.1% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 3 percentage points, or 60 times that in China.
BelgiumChinaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and China ranked 168 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and China at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumChina
202530.1
20244.30.2
20232.30.2
202210.32
20213.20.9
20200.42.5
20191.32.9
20182.32.1
20172.21.6
20161.82
20150.61.5
20140.52
20131.22.6
20122.62.6
20113.45.4
20102.33.3
2009-0-0.7
20084.55.8
20071.84.8
20062.31.5
20052.51.8
20041.93.9
20031.51.2
20021.5-0.7
20012.40.7
20002.70.3
19991.1-1.4
19980.9-0.8
19971.52.8
19961.88.3
19951.316.8
19942.424.2
19932.514.7
19922.36.4
19913.23.5
19903.53.3
19893.118
19881.218.8
19871.67.3
19861.36.5
19854.99.3
19846.32.7
19837.72
19828.72
19817.62.5
19806.7–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumChina
20263.81
20272.91.4
20282.11.6
202921.9
20301.82
20311.82

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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