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Belgium Economy Statistics

Kingdom of Belgium ยท Europe ยท Western Europe ยท Capital: Brussels

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Key Indicators

GDP (Current USD)

$671.37B

2024 โ†‘ 25.1% 5yr

GDP Per Capita (USD)

$56,614.568

2024 โ†‘ 21.2% 5yr

GDP Growth Rate (%)

1.1%

2024 โ†“ 56.2% 5yr

Inflation Rate (%)

3.1%

2024 โ†‘ 118.8% 5yr

Unemployment Rate (%)

5.9%

2025 โ†‘ 6.5% 5yr

Foreign Direct Investment (USD)

$-41,357,732,773.288

2024 โ†“ 290.6% 5yr

Exports (% of GDP)

79.3%

2024 โ†“ 4.5% 5yr

Historical Trends

GDP (Current USD)

GDP Per Capita (USD)

GDP Growth Rate (%)

Inflation Rate (%)

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Complete Data

GDP (Current USD)

Year Value Change
2024 $671.37B +3.1%
2023 $651.33B +10.2%
2022 $591.09B -1.2%
2021 $598.52B +13.0%
2020 $529.69B -1.3%
2019 $536.73B -1.1%
2018 $542.64B +8.3%
2017 $500.91B +5.6%
2016 $474.27B +2.9%
2015 $461.04B -14.3%
2014 $537.99B +2.7%
2013 $524.10B +5.2%
2012 $498.41B -5.5%
2011 $527.20B +9.5%
2010 $481.56B -0.7%
2009 $485.01B -6.2%
2008 $517.33B +9.9%
2007 $470.92B +15.3%
2006 $408.26B +5.8%
2005 $385.71B โ€”

GDP Per Capita (USD)

Year Value Change
2024 $56,614.568 +2.4%
2023 $55,291.476 +9.3%
2022 $50,605.75 -2.0%
2021 $51,658.238 +12.5%
2020 $45,906.288 -1.7%
2019 $46,716.623 -1.6%
2018 $47,487.21 +7.8%
2017 $44,035.324 +5.2%
2016 $41,854.55 +2.3%
2015 $40,893.805 -14.8%
2014 $47,995.779 +2.2%
2013 $46,964.595 +4.7%
2012 $44,874.171 -6.0%
2011 $47,760.83 +8.1%
2010 $44,197.394 -1.6%
2009 $44,923.34 -7.0%
2008 $48,303.398 +9.0%
2007 $44,319.165 +14.5%
2006 $38,705.107 +5.1%
2005 $36,809.701 โ€”

GDP Growth Rate (%)

Year Value Change
2024 1.07% -37.5%
2023 1.71% -56.7%
2022 3.96% -36.7%
2021 6.25% +230.5%
2020 -4.79% -296.2%
2019 2.44% +30.1%
2018 1.88% +27.4%
2017 1.47% +23.5%
2016 1.19% -19.0%
2015 1.47% -16.5%
2014 1.77% +477.9%
2013 0.31% +41.6%
2012 0.22% -88.8%
2011 1.93% -28.7%
2010 2.71% +242.2%
2009 -1.91% -526.6%
2008 0.45% -87.8%
2007 3.68% +44.1%
2006 2.55% +9.9%
2005 2.32% โ€”

Inflation Rate (%)

Year Value Change
2024 3.14% -22.4%
2023 4.05% -57.8%
2022 9.60% +293.3%
2021 2.44% +229.4%
2020 0.74% -48.4%
2019 1.44% -30.0%
2018 2.05% -3.4%
2017 2.13% +7.7%
2016 1.97% +251.6%
2015 0.56% +65.1%
2014 0.34% -69.5%
2013 1.11% -60.8%
2012 2.84% -19.6%
2011 3.53% +61.3%
2010 2.19% +4223.0%
2009 -0.05% -101.2%
2008 4.49% +146.3%
2007 1.82% +1.8%
2006 1.79% -35.6%
2005 2.78% โ€”

Unemployment Rate (%)

Year Value Change
2025 5.91% +3.6%
2024 5.70% +2.8%
2023 5.55% -0.4%
2022 5.57% -10.9%
2021 6.25% +12.7%
2020 5.54% +3.4%
2019 5.36% -9.7%
2018 5.94% -16.2%
2017 7.09% -9.5%
2016 7.83% -7.7%
2015 8.48% -0.5%
2014 8.52% +1.2%
2013 8.43% +11.7%
2012 7.54% +5.6%
2011 7.14% -13.9%
2010 8.29% +4.9%
2009 7.91% +13.4%
2008 6.98% -6.5%
2007 7.46% -9.5%
2006 8.25% โ€”

Foreign Direct Investment (USD)

Year Value Change
2024 $-41,357,732,773.288 -873.6%
2023 $-4,247,857,015.142 -132.3%
2022 $13.14B -61.3%
2021 $33.98B +212.7%
2020 $-30,140,703,656.775 -184.7%
2019 $-10,587,088,044.237 +74.6%
2018 $-41,601,387,266.749 -11.6%
2017 $-37,288,840,312.453 -164.8%
2016 $57.54B +394.9%
2015 $-19,514,245,854.729 -28.3%
2014 $-15,205,871,357.966 +48.7%
2013 $-29,640,924,980.146 -351.0%
2012 $11.81B -92.8%
2011 $163.62B +30.4%
2010 $125.49B +62.2%
2009 $77.35B -59.4%
2008 $190.39B +97.2%
2007 $96.55B +64.1%
2006 $58.82B +74.7%
2005 $33.66B โ€”

Exports (% of GDP)

Year Value Change
2024 79.27% -4.2%
2023 82.74% -12.4%
2022 94.42% +5.4%
2021 89.63% +13.2%
2020 79.20% -4.5%
2019 82.97% -0.6%
2018 83.48% +0.0%
2017 83.44% +4.8%
2016 79.62% +2.2%
2015 77.88% -1.9%
2014 79.40% +0.6%
2013 78.91% -1.4%
2012 80.05% -0.3%
2011 80.27% +5.9%
2010 75.83% +10.5%
2009 68.60% -15.2%
2008 80.88% +3.3%
2007 78.30% +1.9%
2006 76.81% +3.4%
2005 74.28% โ€”
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About Belgium Economy Data

This page presents comprehensive economy statistics for Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium), located in Europe, Western Europe. All data is sourced from the World Bank's Open Data platform, which aggregates data from officially-recognized international sources.

The data covers 7 key indicators with historical trends going back to 2000. Each indicator includes the latest available value, year-over-year trends, and time series for in-depth analysis. Data is updated weekly from the World Bank API.

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