OECD monthly CPI inflation in Belgium
Consumer prices in Belgium were 5.3% higher than a year earlier in October 2026. The value for October 2026 is the highest since April 2023.
Belgium, October 2026
5.3%
Change from September 2026
+0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), September 2026
3.5%
OECD monthly CPI inflation in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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% change on the same month a year earlier. Source: OECD Data Explorer. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5.3% |
| September 2026 | 4.7% |
| August 2026 | 4.0% |
| July 2026 | 3.6% |
| June 2026 | 3.4% |
| May 2026 | 4.1% |
| April 2026 | 4.0% |
| March 2026 | 1.6% |
| February 2026 | 1.4% |
| January 2026 | 1.1% |
| December 2025 | 2.1% |
| November 2025 | 2.4% |
| October 2025 | 2.0% |
| September 2025 | 2.1% |
| August 2025 | 1.9% |
| July 2025 | 1.9% |
| June 2025 | 2.1% |
| May 2025 | 2.0% |
| April 2025 | 2.5% |
| March 2025 | 2.9% |
| February 2025 | 3.6% |
| January 2025 | 4.1% |
| December 2024 | 3.2% |
| November 2024 | 3.2% |
| October 2024 | 3.2% |
| September 2024 | 3.1% |
| August 2024 | 2.9% |
| July 2024 | 3.6% |
| June 2024 | 3.7% |
| May 2024 | 3.4% |
| April 2024 | 3.4% |
| March 2024 | 3.2% |
| February 2024 | 3.2% |
| January 2024 | 1.7% |
| December 2023 | 1.4% |
| November 2023 | 0.8% |
| October 2023 | 0.4% |
| September 2023 | 2.4% |
| August 2023 | 4.1% |
| July 2023 | 4.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 4.7% in September 2026.
- Since December 2025, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
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