Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Belgium
Belgium: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.7199 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.7199 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Belgium peaked at 1.01 National currency per US dollar in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.6982 National currency per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Belgium 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Belgium, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8618 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.8635 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.858 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8712 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8957 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9168 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9225 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9254 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9058 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.896 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8873 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8918 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9091 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9228 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.953 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9783 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9975 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9847 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9503 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9072 National currency per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8714 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8828 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8972 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.913 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.926 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9331 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9259 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9137 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9215 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9132 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9087 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9189 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9335 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9331 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9251 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9276 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9274 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9355 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9313 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8998 National currency per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8925 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8733 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8762 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8884 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8918 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8745 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8788 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8669 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8497 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8368 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8319 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8221 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8062 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8002 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.781 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7756 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7664 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7358 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7162 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7199 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6982 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7035 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7043 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7199 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8917 National currency per US dollar | 0.858 National currency per US dollar | 0.9254 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9484 National currency per US dollar | 0.8873 National currency per US dollar | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9092 National currency per US dollar | 0.8714 National currency per US dollar | 0.9331 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9254 National currency per US dollar | 0.9087 National currency per US dollar | 0.9355 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8792 National currency per US dollar | 0.8497 National currency per US dollar | 0.8998 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7956 National currency per US dollar | 0.7358 National currency per US dollar | 0.8368 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7103 National currency per US dollar | 0.6982 National currency per US dollar | 0.7199 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 40 Finland 0.7542 National currency per US dollar compare
- 41 Ireland 0.7509 National currency per US dollar compare
- 42 Austria 0.7254 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 Germany 0.71 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 France 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6771 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6677 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 40,564 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,593 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Belgium?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Belgium was 0.7199 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 National currency per US dollar in 1977.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6982 National currency per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org