Belgium vs Saudi Arabia

Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Belgium and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Saudi Arabia.
BelgiumSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 86 and Saudi Arabia ranked 118 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.8% a year and Saudi Arabia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumSaudi Arabia
202532
20244.31.5
20232.32.5
202210.32.5
20213.23.1
20200.43.2
20191.3-2
20182.32.5
20172.2-0.9
20161.82.9
20150.61.2
20140.51.8
20131.23.1
20122.62.9
20113.43.7
20102.33.7
2009-04.3
20084.56.1
20071.85
20062.31.9
20052.50.6
20041.90.3
20031.50.5
20021.50.1
20012.4-1.1
20002.7-1
19991.1-2.1
19980.9-0.4
19971.5-0.2
19961.80.3
19951.35.1
19942.41.4
19932.51.2
19922.3-1
19913.23.9
19903.5-1.1
19893.11.2
19881.2-0.4
19871.6-2.4
19861.3-3.1
19854.9-2.3
19846.3-0.7
19837.70.6
19828.71.9
19817.63.6
19806.74.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumSaudi Arabia
20263.81.9
20272.92.2
20282.12
202922
20301.82
20311.82

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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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