HICP - Clothing in Belgium
Belgium: HICP - Clothing was -3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-3
Change on year
down 166.7%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
6
in 2023
All-time low
-3
in 2025
Years of data
30
1996–2025
HICP - Clothing in Belgium, 1996–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, hicp - clothing in Belgium stood at -3. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 166.7% on the previous year and down 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - clothing in Belgium peaked at 6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3, in 2025.
That places Belgium 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Clothing in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7 | — |
| 1997 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 | -33.3% |
| 2000 | -2.6 | -425.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 | -119.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | -44.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4 | -180.0% |
| 2006 | -0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | -150.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +300.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +175.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | +145.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | -96.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +400.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -55.6% |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -250.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | -500.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | -3 | -166.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.825 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.07 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.93 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | -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)
- 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 hicp - clothing in Belgium?
- Hicp - clothing in Belgium was -3 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - clothing recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hicp - clothing recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for hicp - clothing?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - clothing rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 700.0%. 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 - Clothing (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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