HICP - Unprocessed food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Belgium
Belgium: HICP - Unprocessed food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was 2.4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Unprocessed food in Belgium, 1992–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2.4 for hicp - unprocessed food in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - unprocessed food in Belgium peaked at 12.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.5, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Unprocessed food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -2 | — |
| 1993 | -2.5 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -196.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | -70.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | +285.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2 | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2 | — |
| 2001 | 6.9 | +3350.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 | -53.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | -46.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +88.2% |
| 2007 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | -85.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +775.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | -94.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | +1600.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +29.4% |
| 2014 | -1.3 | -129.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -261.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | +23.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2 | -107.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -1000.0% |
| 2019 | -0.4 | -122.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | -1275.0% |
| 2021 | -2.2 | -146.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6 | -445.5% |
| 2023 | 12.4 | +63.2% |
| 2024 | 2.6 | -79.0% |
| 2025 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Unprocessed food (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3350.0% | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | +1600.0% | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | +1275.0% | -0.4 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | +1000.0% | -0.2 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.525 | -2.5 | 2.7 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | -1.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 | -2.2 | 12.4 | 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 - unprocessed food in Belgium?
- Hicp - unprocessed food in Belgium was 2.4 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - unprocessed food recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hicp - unprocessed food recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for hicp - unprocessed food?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - unprocessed food rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 - Unprocessed food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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