Belgium

Inflation in Belgium

Inflation in Belgium: 6.7% a year in 1980 and 3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3% a year
Since 1980
−3.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
86 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in BelgiumInflation in Belgium: 6.7% a year in 1980 and 3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.8% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 10.3% a year in 2022, the lowest -0% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgium
20253
20244.3
20232.3
202210.3
20213.2
20200.4
20191.3
20182.3
20172.2
20161.8
20150.6
20140.5
20131.2
20122.6
20113.4
20102.3
2009-0
20084.5
20071.8
20062.3
20052.5
20041.9
20031.5
20021.5
20012.4
20002.7
19991.1
19980.9
19971.5
19961.8
19951.3
19942.4
19932.5
19922.3
19913.2
19903.5
19893.1
19881.2
19871.6
19861.3
19854.9
19846.3
19837.7
19828.7
19817.6
19806.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgium
20263.8
20272.9
20282.1
20292
20301.8
20311.8

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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