Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium
Belgium: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 824.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium peaked at 9.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2009.
That places Belgium 104th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -33.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +146.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -4219.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +61.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -60.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -69.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +65.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +251.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +229.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +293.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -57.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -22.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4219.4% | -0.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | -0.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 0.7% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Belgium was 3.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 824.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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