Belgium vs Iran

Belgium vs Iran: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 50.6% a year in Iran, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 47.6 percentage points, or 17 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Iran: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 50.6% a year in Iran, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 47.6 percentage points, or 17 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumIranIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Iran ranked 5 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Iran at 25% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumIran
2025350.6
20244.332.5
20232.340.7
202210.345.8
20213.240.2
20200.436.5
20191.334.8
20182.326.9
20172.28.2
20161.86.8
20150.611.2
20140.514.5
20131.232.9
20122.629.3
20113.425.3
20102.312.3
2009-010.8
20084.525.3
20071.818.4
20062.312
20052.510.3
20041.915.3
20031.515.6
20021.515.8
20012.411.5
20002.712.3
19991.120.2
19980.918.5
19971.516.5
19961.823.9
19951.349.3
19942.434.9
19932.522.5
19922.324.5
19913.220.2
19903.59
19893.117.4
19881.228.9
19871.627.7
19861.323.7
19854.94.4
19846.312.6
19837.719.7
19828.718.7
19817.624.2
19806.720.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumIran
20263.878.6
20272.942.1
20282.138
2029230.3
20301.825
20311.825

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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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