Energy price inflation (HICP) in Belgium

Energy prices for households in Belgium changed by 4.7% in 2025.

Measure: Energy price inflation (HICP) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2025 4.7% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 −5.0percentage points 2024: 9.7%
European Union, 2025 -0.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 -0.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 4th of 36 See the full ranking

Energy price inflation (HICP) in Belgium over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Energy price inflation (HICP) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 4.7% -0.6%
2024 9.7% -1.6%
2023 -28.4% 0.0%
2022 57.9% 35.2%
2021 22.4% 12.6%
2020 -11.0% -6.1%
2019 -0.8% 1.2%
2018 8.9% 6.2%
2017 9.9% 4.4%
2016 -0.6% -4.7%
2015 -8.0% -6.4%
2014 -6.0% -1.9%
2013 -4.6% 0.3%
2012 6.0% 7.5%
2011 17.0% 11.2%
2010 10.0% 7.4%
2009 -14.0% -5.7%
2008 19.8% 10.3%
2007 0.2% 3.0%
2006 7.3% 7.7%
2005 12.7% 9.7%
2004 6.6% 5.3%
2003 0.2% 4.1%
2002 -3.6% 1.8%
2001 1.4% 3.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.0 percentage points from 9.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -8.0%, the figure has changed by +12.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 4th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -0.6%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=NRG
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat