Belgium vs Congo - Kinshasa
Belgium vs Congo - Kinshasa: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 7.4% a year in Congo - Kinshasa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.4 percentage points, or 2.45 times that in Belgium.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Belgium.
- In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 30 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Congo - Kinshasa at 7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Belgium | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 19.9 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 35.7 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 15 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 23.5 |
| 2009 | -0 | 46.1 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 18 |
| 2007 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 12.9 |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 357.3 |
| 2000 | 2.7 | 550 |
| 1999 | 1.1 | 284.9 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 29.1 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 199 |
| 1996 | 1.8 | 617 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | 541.8 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 23,770 |
| 1993 | 2.5 | 1,987 |
| 1992 | 2.3 | 4,129 |
| 1991 | 3.2 | 2,154 |
| 1990 | 3.5 | 81.3 |
| 1989 | 3.1 | 104.1 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | 82.8 |
| 1987 | 1.6 | 90.4 |
| 1986 | 1.3 | 46.7 |
| 1985 | 4.9 | 23.5 |
| 1984 | 6.3 | 52.6 |
| 1983 | 7.7 | 76.7 |
| 1982 | 8.7 | 37.1 |
| 1981 | 7.6 | 34.9 |
| 1980 | 6.7 | 40 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Belgium | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 2027 | 2.9 | 7.4 |
| 2028 | 2.1 | 7 |
| 2029 | 2 | 7 |
| 2030 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 2031 | 1.8 | 7 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997