Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Belgium: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.5% (2025), 103rd of 180 in the world and 34th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 2.6% (2025), 135th of 209 in the world and 42nd of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 0.88 (2025), 179th of 210 in the world and 33rd of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Belgium in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.5%2025 | 103/180 | 34/49 | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | +1.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.6%2025 | 135/209 | 42/56 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.6% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 179/210 | 33/57 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 23.0%2024 | 28/142 | 15/48 | 27.3% | 24.5% | 21.7% | −3.0 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 37.9%2024 | 23/142 | 18/48 | 42.4% | 40.3% | 36.9% | −4.5 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 39.7%2022 | 20/142 | 14/47 | 42.6% | 43.6% | 43.7% | −6.0 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 68.1%2024 | 43/169 | 17/48 | 66.3%2001 | 56.8% | 76.1% | +10.5 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.02025 | 150/165 | 42/49 | 0.82002 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +47%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.01%2025 | 64/156 | 27/47 | 1.35% | 1.09% | 1.01% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+47%1.0 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.9 pp2.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Belgium and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Belgium. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Belgium | Germany | France | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 2.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.6%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 23.0%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 28.6%2024 |
| Government revenue | 37.9%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 44.6%2024 |
| Government expense | 39.7%2022 | 31.2%2022 | 47.3%2023 | 42.2%2023 |
| Private credit | 68.1%2024 | 77.3%2023 | 107.6%2024 | 85.1%2024 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 1.02025 | 3.12025 | 3.42025 | 0.12025 |
| Military spending | 2.01%2025 | 2.27%2025 | 2.03%2025 | 0.85%2025 |