Belgium vs Netherlands: Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real
Belgium
1.13
in 2025
Netherlands
1.17
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Netherlands rank
21st
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.17 against 1.13 in Belgium, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 0.0267 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.1 | 0.0074 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.13 | 0.014 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.17 | 0.0397 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.17 against 1.13 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.04, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 2018. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.