Belgium vs Poland

Belgium vs Poland: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 3.6% a year in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Poland: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 3.6% a year in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumPolandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Poland ranked 65 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Poland at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumPoland
202533.6
20244.33.6
20232.311.4
202210.314.4
20213.25.1
20200.43.4
20191.32.3
20182.31.6
20172.22
20161.8-0.6
20150.6-0.9
20140.5–
20131.20.9
20122.63.7
20113.44.3
20102.32.6
2009-03.5
20084.54.2
20071.82.5
20062.31
20052.52.1
20041.93.5
20031.50.8
20021.51.9
20012.45.5
20002.710.1
19991.17.3
19980.911.8
19971.514.9
19961.819.9
19951.327.9
19942.432.2
19932.535.3
19922.343
19913.270.3
19903.5585.8
19893.1251.1
19881.260.2
19871.625.2
19861.317.8
19854.915.1
19846.375.7
19837.722.1
19828.7100.8
19817.621.2
19806.79.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumPoland
20263.83.2
20272.92.8
20282.13.9
202922.7
20301.82.5
20311.82.5

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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