Belgium vs Ireland

Belgium vs Ireland: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Ireland.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Ireland: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Ireland.
BelgiumIrelandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Ireland.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Ireland ranked 116 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Ireland at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumIreland
202532.1
20244.31.3
20232.35.2
202210.38.1
20213.22.4
20200.4-0.5
20191.30.9
20182.30.7
20172.20.3
20161.8-0.2
20150.6-0
20140.50.3
20131.20.5
20122.61.9
20113.41.2
20102.3-1.6
2009-0-1.7
20084.53.1
20071.82.9
20062.32.7
20052.52.2
20041.92.3
20031.54
20021.54.7
20012.44
20002.75.3
19991.12.4
19980.92.1
19971.51.3
19961.82.2
19951.32.5
19942.42.4
19932.51.4
19922.33.2
19913.23.1
19903.53.4
19893.14
19881.22.2
19871.63.2
19861.33
19854.95.5
19846.38.6
19837.710.4
19828.717.2
19817.620.2
19806.718.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumIreland
20263.83.4
20272.92.8
20282.11.9
202922
20301.82
20311.82

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.

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