HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Belgium
Belgium: HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was -0.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - COMMUNICATION in Belgium, 1997–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -0.1 for hicp - communication in 2025.
That represents a change of down 105.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - communication in Belgium peaked at 4.6 in 1997 and was at its lowest, -6.7, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.6 | — |
| 1998 | -0.9 | -119.6% |
| 1999 | -5.6 | +522.2% |
| 2000 | -2 | -64.3% |
| 2001 | -6.7 | +235.0% |
| 2002 | -0.1 | -98.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | -700.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | +116.7% |
| 2005 | -0.5 | -138.5% |
| 2006 | -1.8 | +260.0% |
| 2007 | -3 | +66.7% |
| 2008 | -2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5 | -82.8% |
| 2010 | -2.2 | +340.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -122.7% |
| 2012 | -0.6 | -220.0% |
| 2013 | -2.9 | +383.3% |
| 2014 | -2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1 | -96.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | -4300.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -52.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -85.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | -0.4 | -500.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | -250.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | +250.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | -0.1 | -105.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -0.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -0.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +4300.0% | -0.1 | 4.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6333 | -5.6 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | -1.56 | -6.7 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.15 | -2.9 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7667 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - communication in Belgium?
- Hicp - communication in Belgium was -0.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - communication recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 1997.
- What is the lowest hicp - communication recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for hicp - communication?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - communication rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 - COMMUNICATION (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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