Belgium inflation rate history

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4.7%September 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1921
History ends: September 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 1921 to December 1921

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 1921	14.0%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
February 1921	3.3%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
March 1921	−7.7%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
April 1921	−13.4%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
May 1921	−17.6%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
June 1921	−16.9%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
July 1921	−16.2%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
August 1921	−17.3%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
September 1921	−18.0%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
October 1921	−18.3%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
November 1921	−17.3%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
December 1921	−15.8%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat

Belgium inflation rate history by year

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Belgium inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	3.1%	4.7%September 2026	1.1%January 2026	▲ +3.6
2025	2.5%	4.1%January 2025	1.9%August 2025	▼ −2.0
2024	3.1%	3.7%June 2024	1.8%January 2024	▲ +1.4
2023	4.1%	8.1%January 2023	0.4%October 2023	▼ −6.7
2022	9.6%	12.3%October 2022	7.6%January 2022	▲ +2.8
2021	2.4%	5.7%December 2021	0.3%January 2021	▲ +5.4
2020	0.7%	1.4%January 2020	0.4%December 2020	▼ −1.0
2019	1.4%	2.3%March 2019	0.4%November 2019	▼ −1.2
2018	2.1%	2.8%November 2018	1.4%March 2018	▲ +0.6
2017	2.1%	3.0%February 2017	1.6%June 2017	▼ −0.6
2016	2.0%	2.3%July 2016	1.4%February 2016	▲ +0.3
2015	0.6%	1.5%November 2015	−0.7%January 2015	▲ +2.1
2014	0.3%	1.1%January 2014	−0.4%December 2014	▼ −1.5
2013	1.1%	1.6%June 2013	0.6%October 2013	▼ −0.5
2012	2.8%	3.7%February 2012	2.2%December 2012	▼ −1.5
2011	3.5%	3.9%November 2011	3.2%January 2011	▲ +0.3
2010	2.2%	3.1%December 2010	0.6%January 2010	▲ +2.5
2009	−0.0%	2.3%January 2009	−1.7%July 2009	▼ −2.0
2008	4.5%	5.9%July 2008	2.6%December 2008	▼ −0.9
2007	1.8%	3.1%December 2007	1.1%August 2007	▲ +1.4

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Belgium inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	1.8%	2.6%January 2006	1.2%October 2006	▼ −1.0
2005	2.8%	3.2%September 2005	2.3%January 2005	▲ +0.6
2004	2.1%	2.9%October 2004	1.1%March 2004	▲ +0.7
2003	1.6%	1.9%November 2003	1.0%May 2003	▲ +0.5
2002	1.7%	2.9%January 2002	0.9%June 2002	▼ −1.5
2001	2.5%	3.1%May 2001	2.1%March 2001	0.0
2000	2.5%	3.4%September 2000	1.8%January 2000	▲ +0.7
1999	1.1%	1.9%December 1999	0.7%July 1999	▲ +0.9
1998	0.9%	1.9%May 1998	0.4%January 1998	▲ +0.2
1997	1.6%	2.3%January 1997	1.1%December 1997	▼ −1.2
1996	2.1%	2.5%December 1996	1.8%June 1996	▲ +0.5
1995	1.5%	1.9%January 1995	1.2%September 1995	▼ −0.4
1994	2.4%	2.8%June 1994	1.9%December 1994	▼ −0.5
1993	2.8%	3.2%August 1993	2.4%June 1993	▼ −0.1
1992	2.4%	2.8%May 1992	2.1%August 1992	▲ +0.1
1991	3.2%	4.0%February 1991	2.2%October 1991	▼ −1.1
1990	3.4%	4.3%October 1990	3.0%June 1990	▼ −0.1
1989	3.1%	3.6%October 1989	2.4%January 1989	▲ +1.2
1988	1.2%	1.9%December 1988	0.9%August 1988	▲ +1.0
1987	1.6%	2.3%August 1987	0.9%January 1987	▲ +0.6
1986	1.3%	3.5%January 1986	0.5%November 1986	▼ −2.9
1985	4.9%	5.8%March 1985	4.0%December 1985	▼ −1.0
1984	6.4%	7.5%April 1984	5.3%November 1984	▼ −1.5
1983	7.7%	8.9%March 1983	6.4%October 1983	▼ −1.2
1982	8.7%	9.9%June 1982	7.0%March 1982	▼ −0.2
1981	7.6%	8.4%September 1981	7.0%January 1981	▲ +1.1
1980	6.6%	7.6%November 1980	6.0%January 1980	▲ +1.6
1979	4.5%	5.2%November 1979	3.7%March 1979	▲ +1.2
1978	4.5%	5.8%January 1978	3.7%June 1978	▼ −1.9
1977	7.1%	8.1%February 1977	6.3%December 1977	▼ −1.4
1976	9.2%	10.8%January 1976	7.5%November 1976	▼ −3.2
1975	12.8%	15.6%January 1975	10.9%September 1975	▼ −4.6
1974	12.6%	16.3%November 1974	7.5%January 1974	▲ +8.2
1973	7.0%	7.5%May 1973	6.6%July 1973	▲ +0.4
1972	5.4%	6.4%December 1972	4.7%May 1972	▲ +0.9
1971	4.3%	5.6%December 1971	3.2%January 1971	▲ +2.4
1970	3.9%	4.4%January 1970	3.1%December 1970	▼ −1.3
1969	3.7%	4.4%December 1969	2.7%January 1969	▲ +1.7
1968	2.8%	3.5%January 1968	2.2%May 1968	▼ −0.7
1967	2.9%	3.2%November 1967	2.1%June 1967	▲ +0.3
1966	4.2%	5.5%April 1966	3.2%December 1966	▼ −1.0
1965	4.1%	5.1%May 1965	3.7%July 1965	▲ +0.4
1964	4.2%	5.2%August 1964	2.6%March 1964	▼ −0.3
1963	2.2%	4.3%December 1963	0.0%June 1963	▲ +2.8
1962	1.4%	3.0%May 1962	0.6%August 1962	▲ +0.2
1961	1.0%	1.9%August 1961	0.1%January 1961	▲ +0.9
1960	0.3%	1.5%January 1960	−0.5%August 1960	▼ −1.7
1959	1.2%	2.1%November 1959	0.0%January 1959	▲ +1.6
1958	1.3%	2.7%January 1958	0.0%November 1958	▼ −2.5
1957	3.2%	3.7%January 1957	2.8%June 1957	▼ −0.8
1956	2.4%	3.6%May 1956	0.1%January 1956	▲ +3.2
1955	−0.5%	0.9%January 1955	−2.2%May 1955	▼ −0.6
1954	1.8%	2.7%February 1954	0.5%October 1954	0.0
1953	−0.3%	1.2%September 1953	−2.8%February 1953	▲ +2.4
1952	1.0%	9.1%January 1952	−1.4%December 1952	▼ −10.4
1951	9.4%	12.9%June 1951	4.2%January 1951	▲ +5.8
1950	−0.8%	5.0%October 1950	−5.1%January 1950	▲ +7.4
1949	−3.2%	7.4%January 1949	−6.0%September 1949	▼ −12.4
1948	14.9%	20.0%April 1948	8.4%December 1948	▼ −1.8
1940	12.8%	15.6%April 1940	9.0%January 1940	▲ +6.6
1939	1.1%	7.8%December 1939	−1.8%June 1939	▲ +7.2
1938	3.6%	8.8%January 1938	0.9%August 1938	▼ −7.6
1937	7.3%	9.9%July 1937	2.7%January 1937	▲ +5.1
1936	4.8%	9.3%March 1936	2.0%November 1936	▼ −4.1
1935	−1.7%	4.9%December 1935	−8.5%March 1935	▲ +12.5
1934	−5.6%	−4.1%January 1934	−6.9%December 1934	▼ −2.8
1933	−1.9%	−0.6%April 1933	−4.0%January 1933	▲ +0.8
1932	−9.7%	−5.4%December 1932	−11.6%April 1932	▲ +5.5
1931	−8.8%	−5.6%January 1931	−11.1%November 1931	▼ −5.4
1930	−0.0%	4.6%January 1930	−4.4%December 1930	▼ −8.9
1929	6.7%	7.8%September 1929	5.4%January 1929	0.0
1928	4.4%	7.9%January 1928	2.6%July 1928	▼ −3.1
1927	29.0%	48.0%March 1927	9.6%December 1927	▼ −33.0
1926	19.2%	38.6%December 1926	1.3%January 1926	▲ +37.3
1925	3.5%	8.6%January 1925	0.0%March 1925	▼ −6.0
1924	17.3%	25.4%March 1924	10.7%December 1924	▼ −14.4
1923	14.8%	22.8%December 1923	−0.6%January 1923	▲ +23.4
1922	−6.3%	−2.3%December 1922	−14.3%January 1922	▲ +12.0
1921	−11.8%	14.0%January 1921	−18.3%October 1921	▼ −29.8

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