Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … constant in Belgium
Belgium: Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … constant was 104.62 Index, 2025=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
104.62 Index, 2025=100
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
20th
of 46 countries
All-time high
104.62 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 104.62 Index, 2025=100. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, harmonised index of consumer prices (hicp) - ecoicop ver.2 - indices in Belgium peaked at 104.62 Index, 2025=100 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 60.33 Index, 2025=100, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 20th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Harmonised index: ECOICOP ver.2 indices and rates … constant 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 | 104.62 Index, 2025=100 | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 104.62 Index, 2025=100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 104.14 Index, 2025=100, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 104.62 Index, 2025=100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 104.25 Index, 2025=100, 1.0× 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 | 95.35 Index, 2025=100 | 82.41 Index, 2025=100 | 104.62 Index, 2025=100 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 Lithuania 104.97 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 18 Slovenia 104.77 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 19 North Macedonia 104.65 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 21 Serbia 104.46 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 104.43 Index, 2025=100 compare
- 22 Croatia 104.43 Index, 2025=100 compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % 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 104.62 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 104.62 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 20th out of 46 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 34.1%. 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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