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Real policy rate in Belgium

Does money at the central bank’s rate actually beat inflation?

Belgium's real policy rate is -0.22 % — #41 of 53 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-08.

-0.22%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-08

Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)

Negative: cash in Belgium loses 0.2 pp of purchasing power a year even in the bank.

Among 53 countries

2 of 53 countries between -2.17 % and -1.86 %1 of 53 countries between -1.86 % and -1.55 %3 of 53 countries between -1.55 % and -1.24 %1 of 53 countries between -1.24 % and -0.93 %1 of 53 countries between -0.93 % and -0.62 %3 of 53 countries between -0.62 % and -0.31 %10 of 53 countries between -0.31 % and 0.00 %4 of 53 countries between 0.00 % and 0.31 %1 of 53 countries between 0.31 % and 0.62 %3 of 53 countries between 0.62 % and 0.93 %4 of 53 countries between 0.93 % and 1.24 %6 of 53 countries between 1.24 % and 1.56 %3 of 53 countries between 1.87 % and 2.18 %3 of 53 countries between 2.49 % and 2.80 %2 of 53 countries between 2.80 % and 3.11 %1 of 53 countries between 3.11 % and 3.42 %2 of 53 countries between 3.73 % and 4.04 %3 of 53 countries between 4.97 % and 5.28 %median 0.63 %Belgium: ahead of 23 % of the 53 countries with a published real policy rateBelgium -0.22 %-2.17 %5.28 %
Half of all 53 countries sit between -0.15 % and 1.91 %. Belgium is ahead of 23 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.
Rank
#41 of 53
higher is better
Ranked behind
23 %
12 of 53 countries
Latest move
▼ 2.25 pp
since December 1998

In Europe: #20 of 30vs median 0.63 %: −0.85 pp (worse)

The neighbourhood

#CountryReal policy ratevs Belgium
39 United Kingdom-0.13 %+0.09 pp
40 Switzerland-0.15 %+0.07 pp
41 Belgium-0.22 %—
42 Greece-0.23 %−0.01 pp
43 New Zealand-0.34 %−0.12 pp

Policy rate minus annual CPI inflation — positive means money in the bank beats inflation. Our calculation from separately sourced components.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation: the central bank policy rate minus annual CPI inflation. It answers one question — does parked money beat rising prices? Both components are separately sourced official figures, and we never compute it when either leg is missing.

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