Belgium vs Italy

Belgium vs Italy: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 1.6% a year in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.85 times that in Italy.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Italy: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 1.6% a year in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.85 times that in Italy.
BelgiumItalyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Italy ranked 128 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Italy at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumItaly
202531.6
20244.31.1
20232.35.9
202210.38.7
20213.22
20200.4-0.2
20191.30.7
20182.31.2
20172.21.3
20161.8-0.1
20150.60.2
20140.50.2
20131.21.3
20122.63.3
20113.42.9
20102.31.6
2009-00.8
20084.53.5
20071.82
20062.32.2
20052.52.2
20041.92.3
20031.52.8
20021.52.6
20012.42.3
20002.72.6
19991.11.6
19980.92
19971.51.9
19961.83.9
19951.35.4
19942.44.2
19932.54.5
19922.35
19913.26.2
19903.56.4
19893.16.2
19881.25.1
19871.64.7
19861.35.8
19854.99
19846.310.7
19837.714.7
19828.716.5
19817.619.5
19806.721.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumItaly
20263.83.3
20272.92.8
20282.12.3
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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