HICP - All-items excluding energy and food in Belgium
Belgium: HICP - All-items excluding energy and food was 2.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - All-items excluding energy and food in Belgium, 1992–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - all-items excluding energy and food in Belgium is 2.4, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - all-items excluding energy and food in Belgium peaked at 6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 1997.
That places Belgium 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - All-items excluding energy and food in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.5 | — |
| 1993 | 3.1 | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.7 | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | -37.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9 | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1 | +90.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | -47.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | +207.7% |
| 2023 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4 | -43.3% |
| 2025 | 2.4 | -29.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.9, 83% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - All-items excluding energy and food in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +207.7% | 1.3 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 | 1.3 | 6 | 6 |
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 hicp - all-items excluding energy and food in Belgium?
- Hicp - all-items excluding energy and food in Belgium was 2.4 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - all-items excluding energy and food recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hicp - all-items excluding energy and food recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for hicp - all-items excluding energy and food?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - all-items excluding energy and food rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - All-items excluding energy and food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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