Belgium Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

2.55

Units In

2.91

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 28, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
222.81 Jan 1947	-18.11 Oct 1921	5.53 %	1921-2025	Statistics Belgium

In Belgium, the most important category in the consumer price index is Housing and Utilities (17.6 percent of total weight). Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages accounts for 16.4 percent; Transport for 15.9 percent; Recreation and Culture for 9.3 percent; Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 9 percent and Restaurants and Hotels for 7.8 percent. Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance; Clothing and Footwear; Communication; Health; Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco and Education account for the remaining 24 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Belgium’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.55% in April 2025, marking the third consecutive month of decline, down from 2.91% in the previous month. The main downward pressure came from slower price growth in housing and utilities (5.9% vs 7.6%); recreation and culture (2% vs 2.3%); and miscellaneous goods and services (3.5% vs 3.7%), as well as a steeper drop in transport prices (-0.7% vs -0.1%). Meanwhile, these declines were partially offset by modest price increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.8% vs 2.5%) and health (1.8% vs 1.7%), along with a slower decline in clothing and footwear prices (-2.2% vs -3.7%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.83% in April, following a marginal 0.07% decrease in March.