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104.4up 0.4% from Aug 2026September 2026 · released 29 Sep 2026

+25.5%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release: 29 Sep 2026
Observation period: September 2026
Next release: 15 Oct 2026
Previous: 104 Aug 2026
Highest: 104.4 Sep 2026
Lowest: 1.2 Apr 1922
A year ago: 99.7
Data since: 1920

Belgium consumer price index by year

Belgium consumer price index by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	102.9	104.4September 2026	101.2January 2026	▲ +3.2%
2025	100	100.7December 2025	99.2May 2025	▲ +0.7%
2024	97.6	98.7December 2024	96.1January 2024	▲ +2.7%
2023	94.6	95.7December 2023	93.7April 2023	▲ +1.3%
2022	90.9	94.8October 2022	87.5January 2022	▲ +7.9%
2021	83	85.5December 2021	81.3January 2021	▲ +5.2%
2020	81	81.2August 2020	80.9September 2020	▼ −0.2%
2019	80.4	80.6December 2019	80January 2019	▲ +0.8%
2018	79.3	80.2November 2018	78.4January 2018	▲ +2.0%
2017	77.7	78.2December 2017	77.1January 2017	▲ +1.4%
2016	76.1	76.5December 2016	75.1January 2016	▲ +1.9%
2015	74.6	75.1November 2015	73.8January 2015	▲ +1.6%
2014	74.2	74.4March 2014	73.9December 2014	▼ −0.5%
2013	73.9	74.2December 2013	73.4January 2013	▲ +1.0%
2012	73.1	73.5October 2012	72.4January 2012	▲ +1.5%
2011	71.1	71.9December 2011	69.8January 2011	▲ +2.9%
2010	68.6	69.4December 2010	67.7January 2010	▲ +2.6%
2009	67.2	67.5February 2009	67July 2009	▲ +0.2%
2008	67.2	68.2July 2008	65.7January 2008	▲ +2.2%
2007	64.3	65.5December 2007	63.5January 2007	▲ +3.0%

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Belgium consumer price index by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	63.2	63.6August 2006	62.5January 2006	▲ +1.6%
2005	62.1	62.6September 2005	60.9January 2005	▲ +2.6%
2004	60.4	61October 2004	59.5January 2004	▲ +2.0%
2003	59.1	59.5September 2003	58.6January 2003	▲ +1.3%
2002	58.2	58.4September 2002	57.9January 2002	▲ +0.8%
2001	57.3	57.7September 2001	56.3January 2001	▲ +2.3%
2000	55.9	56.5November 2000	55.1January 2000	▲ +2.3%
1999	54.5	55December 1999	54.1January 1999	▲ +1.6%
1998	53.9	54.2July 1998	53.6January 1998	▲ +0.6%
1997	53.4	53.8August 1997	53.1April 1997	▲ +0.4%
1996	52.6	53December 1996	52.2January 1996	▲ +1.6%
1995	51.5	51.8August 1995	51.2January 1995	▲ +1.0%
1994	50.7	51.1August 1994	50.2January 1994	▲ +1.5%
1993	49.6	50December 1993	49January 1993	▲ +2.0%
1992	48.2	48.7November 1992	47.7January 1992	▲ +2.1%
1991	47.1	47.7November 1991	46.6March 1991	▲ +2.0%
1990	45.6	46.5October 1990	44.9January 1990	▲ +3.1%
1989	44.1	44.7December 1989	43.3January 1989	▲ +3.2%
1988	42.8	43.2December 1988	42.3January 1988	▲ +2.0%
1987	42.3	42.6August 1987	41.9January 1987	▲ +1.0%
1986	41.6	41.8September 1986	41.5March 1986	▲ +0.5%
1985	41.1	41.5December 1985	40.2January 1985	▲ +3.4%
1984	39.2	39.9December 1984	38.2January 1984	▲ +4.4%
1983	36.9	37.9December 1983	35.8January 1983	▲ +5.9%
1982	34.2	35.4November 1982	33January 1982	▲ +7.1%
1981	31.5	32.7December 1981	30.5January 1981	▲ +7.3%
1980	29.3	30.2December 1980	28.5January 1980	▲ +6.1%
1979	27.4	28.1December 1979	26.9January 1979	▲ +4.5%
1978	26.3	26.7December 1978	25.9January 1978	▲ +3.3%
1977	25.1	25.7December 1977	24.5January 1977	▲ +5.2%
1976	23.5	24.2December 1976	22.7January 1976	▲ +6.6%
1975	21.5	22.5December 1975	20.5January 1975	▲ +9.8%
1974	19.1	20.3December 1974	17.7January 1974	▲ +14.4%
1973	16.9	17.5December 1973	16.5January 1973	▲ +6.3%
1972	15.8	16.3December 1972	15.4January 1972	▲ +5.9%
1971	15	15.4December 1971	14.6January 1971	▲ +5.0%
1970	14.4	14.5December 1970	14.2January 1970	▲ +2.7%
1969	13.8	14.1December 1969	13.6January 1969	▲ +3.9%
1968	13.3	13.5December 1968	13.2January 1968	▲ +2.3%
1967	13	13.2December 1967	12.8January 1967	▲ +3.0%
1966	12.6	12.7December 1966	12.4January 1966	▲ +2.7%
1965	12.1	12.4December 1965	11.9January 1965	▲ +3.8%
1964	11.6	11.9December 1964	11.4March 1964	▲ +3.4%
1963	11.2	11.4December 1963	11January 1963	▲ +3.8%
1962	10.9	11.1June 1962	10.8January 1962	▲ +1.1%
1961	10.8	10.8August 1961	10.7May 1961	▲ +0.9%
1960	10.7	10.7January 1960	10.6August 1960	0.0
1959	10.6	10.7November 1959	10.6January 1959	▲ +1.6%
1958	10.5	10.6December 1958	10.5March 1958	▲ +0.1%
1957	10.4	10.5December 1957	10.3January 1957	▲ +2.5%
1956	10.1	10.2December 1956	9.9January 1956	▲ +3.2%
1955	9.8	9.9December 1955	9.7May 1955	▲ +0.2%
1954	9.9	9.9June 1954	9.8January 1954	▲ +0.7%
1953	9.7	9.8November 1953	9.6March 1953	▲ +0.6%
1952	9.7	9.9February 1952	9.6July 1952	▼ −1.7%
1951	9.7	9.9December 1951	9.1January 1951	▲ +8.7%
1950	8.8	9.2October 1950	8.6June 1950	▲ +2.9%
1949	8.9	9.2January 1949	8.8December 1949	▼ −4.7%
1948	9.2	9.4September 1948	8.6January 1948	▲ +7.9%
1947	8	8.5December 1947	7.7March 1947	▲ +9.6%
1940	2.8	2.8April 1940	2.7January 1940	▲ +3.3%
1939	2.5	2.7December 1939	2.4April 1939	▲ +7.7%
1938	2.4	2.5November 1938	2.4April 1938	▲ +0.4%
1937	2.4	2.4November 1937	2.3January 1937	▲ +8.0%
1936	2.2	2.3November 1936	2.2May 1936	▲ +2.7%
1935	2.1	2.2November 1935	2March 1935	▲ +6.8%
1934	2.1	2.2January 1934	2.1June 1934	▼ −5.9%
1933	2.3	2.3January 1933	2.2July 1933	▼ −3.4%
1932	2.3	2.4January 1932	2.3August 1932	▼ −4.1%
1931	2.6	2.7January 1931	2.4December 1931	▼ −10.0%
1930	2.8	2.9January 1930	2.8December 1930	▼ −3.8%
1929	2.8	2.9November 1929	2.7January 1929	▲ +4.7%
1928	2.6	2.7December 1928	2.6March 1928	▲ +5.0%
1927	2.5	2.6December 1927	2.4January 1927	▲ +7.4%
1926	2	2.4December 1926	1.7March 1926	▲ +40.2%
1925	1.7	1.7October 1925	1.6May 1925	▲ +2.4%
1924	1.6	1.7December 1924	1.5January 1924	▲ +8.4%
1923	1.4	1.5December 1923	1.2January 1923	▲ +22.0%
1922	1.2	1.2January 1922	1.2April 1922	▼ −0.8%
1921	1.3	1.4January 1921	1.2July 1921	▼ −12.5%
1920	1.5	1.5October 1920	1.3January 1920	▲ +18.1%

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

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Date or period	Value · Index	Source
January 2025	100.1	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
February 2025	100.3	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
March 2025	100.2	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
April 2025	99.4	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
May 2025	99.2	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
June 2025	99.6	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
July 2025	100	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
August 2025	100	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
September 2025	99.7	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
October 2025	100.1	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
November 2025	100.7	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
December 2025	100.7	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat

Indicator info

Category: Prices
Source: Statbel, National Bank of Belgium, Eurostat
Frequency: Monthly
Units: Index

An index of the prices households pay for a fixed basket of goods and services.

Inflation rateSep 20264.7%Unemployment rateQ2 20266.1%Labour force participation rateQ2 202655.7%GDP growth rateQ2 20260.5%

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Released 29 Sep 2026104.4September 2026

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Next release15 Oct 2026September 2026

History

Consumer price index recent observations
Period	Value	Change
September 2026	104.4	+0.4%
August 2026	104	+0.4%
July 2026	103.6	+0.6%
June 2026	103	−0.3%
May 2026	103.3	−0.1%
April 2026	103.3	+1.5%
March 2026	101.8	+0.1%
February 2026	101.7	+0.5%
January 2026	101.2	+0.4%
December 2025	100.7	+0.1%
November 2025	100.7	+0.6%
October 2025	100.1	+0.4%
September 2025	99.7

Common questions

What is the consumer price index in Belgium now?

The consumer price index in Belgium was 104.4 in September 2026, up 0.4% from Aug 2026. The figure was released on 29 Sep 2026.

When is the next consumer price index release for Belgium?

The next release is scheduled for 15 Oct 2026, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the consumer price index in Belgium?

In data since 1920, the highest was 104.4 in Sep 2026 and the lowest was 1.2 in Apr 1922.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Statbel, National Bank of Belgium, Eurostat, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source: Statbel, National Bank of Belgium, Eurostat; Economics methodology →
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Belgium consumer price index