Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in Belgium
Belgium: Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices was 102.61 Index, 2025=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
102.61 Index, 2025=100
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
36th
of 44 countries
All-time high
102.61 Index, 2025=100
in 2026
All-time low
60.33 Index, 2025=100
in 2002
Years of data
25
2002–2026
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in Belgium, 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2025=100.
Analysis
In 2026, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Belgium stood at 102.61 Index, 2025=100. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Belgium peaked at 102.61 Index, 2025=100 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 60.33 Index, 2025=100, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Index, 2025=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60.33 Index, 2025=100 | — |
| 2003 | 61.22 Index, 2025=100 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.42 Index, 2025=100 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 64.02 Index, 2025=100 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 65.37 Index, 2025=100 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.28 Index, 2025=100 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.09 Index, 2025=100 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 69.19 Index, 2025=100 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.73 Index, 2025=100 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 73.97 Index, 2025=100 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 75.38 Index, 2025=100 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 76.14 Index, 2025=100 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 76.07 Index, 2025=100 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.76 Index, 2025=100 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.03 Index, 2025=100 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 79.49 Index, 2025=100 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.12 Index, 2025=100 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 81.79 Index, 2025=100 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.41 Index, 2025=100 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.31 Index, 2025=100 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 97.48 Index, 2025=100 | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 95.55 Index, 2025=100 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 98.96 Index, 2025=100 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 101.14 Index, 2025=100 | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 102.61 Index, 2025=100 | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 102.61 Index, 2025=100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.45 Index, 2025=100, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 102.61 Index, 2025=100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.51 Index, 2025=100, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.86 Index, 2025=100 | 60.33 Index, 2025=100 | 69.19 Index, 2025=100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.05 Index, 2025=100 | 71.73 Index, 2025=100 | 81.79 Index, 2025=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.07 Index, 2025=100 | 82.41 Index, 2025=100 | 102.61 Index, 2025=100 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Belgium?
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Belgium was 102.61 Index, 2025=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 102.61 Index, 2025=100 in 2026.
- What is the lowest harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.33 Index, 2025=100 in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2026.
- Is harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices and rates of change at constant tax rates, monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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