Belgium vs Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices

Belgium
100 Annual average index
in 2025
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
100 Annual average index
in 2025
Belgium rank
5th
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank
5th

Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
020406080100199620102025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 100 Annual average index against 100 Annual average index in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), a difference of 0 Annual average index.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ahead.

Belgium ranks 5th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 5th of 50 countries.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) Difference Ahead
1990s 52.99 Annual average index 56.85 Annual average index 3.86 Annual average index Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
2000s 60.73 Annual average index 65.29 Annual average index 4.56 Annual average index Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
2010s 74.04 Annual average index 77.39 Annual average index 3.35 Annual average index Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
2020s 90.57 Annual average index 91.6 Annual average index 1.03 Annual average index Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices, Belgium or Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Belgium, at 100 Annual average index against 100 Annual average index in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) as of 2025.
What is the difference in harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices between Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
0 Annual average index, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank globally for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices?
Belgium ranks 5th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change, annual data
Unit
Annual average index
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
55 places, 1,470 data points, 1996–2025
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