Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium
Belgium: Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index, harmonised was 1.27 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium, 1991–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium is 1.27, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium peaked at 1.27 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 0.5888, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5888 | — |
| 1992 | 0.6021 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.617 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6318 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6398 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6512 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.661 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.667 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6745 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6926 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7095 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7205 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7314 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.745 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7639 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7816 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7958 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8316 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8315 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8509 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8795 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9025 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9138 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9183 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.924 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9403 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9612 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9835 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9957 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.16 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.22 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.25 | +2.9% |
| 2026 | 1.27 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.637 | 0.5888 | 0.6745 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7603 | 0.6926 | 0.8316 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.927 | 0.8509 | 0.9957 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.27 | 7 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 6,787 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0989 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 6,006 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,036 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,957 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium?
- Economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised in Belgium was 1.27 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5888 in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 12 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index, harmonised rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index, harmonised. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP