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Belgium Economic Indicators

Latest economic indicators and statistics for Belgium.

Indicator Current Value Previous Value Frequency Period
Stock Market 4,991.06 5,002.98 Daily Oct 24, 10:04 AM EDT
Government Bond Yield 3.181% 3.169% Daily Oct 24, 10:03 AM EDT
Currency 1.1627 1.1619 Daily Oct 24, 10:03 AM EDT
GDP $664.56B $644.66B Yearly 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.02% 1.2% Yearly 2024
GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) 0.2% 0.4% Quarterly Q2 2025
GDP Growth Rate (YoY) 1% 1.1% Quarterly Q2 2025
GDP per Capita $44,837.72 $44,722.2 Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita PPP $63,083.18 $62,920.64 Yearly 2024
R&D Expenditure (% GDP) 3.41% 3.39% Yearly 2022
Real GDP $532.53B $527.16B Yearly 2024
Annual Inflation Rate 3.14% 4.05% Yearly 2024
Core Inflation Rate 2.5% 2.1% Monthly Sep'25
Inflation Rate 2.1% 1.9% Monthly Sep'25
Inflation Rate MoM -0.3% 0% Monthly Sep'25
Producer Price Index (PPI) 0% -0.5% Monthly Aug'25
Annual Unemployment Rate 5.49% 5.53% Yearly 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 49.8% 49.83% Yearly 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.8% 5.8% Monthly Aug'25
Annual Exports $377.27B $393.16B Yearly 2024
Annual Imports $366.89B $415.14B Yearly 2024
Balance of Trade €1B €3.5B Monthly Aug'25
Exports €36.4B €43.1B Monthly Aug'25
Exports (% GDP) 79.22% 84.18% Yearly 2024
FDI Inflows (% GDP) -5.35% -0.43% Yearly 2024
Imports €35.4B €39.6B Monthly Aug'25
Imports (% GDP) 79.23% 84.78% Yearly 2024
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) -$5.57B -$3.92B Yearly 2024
Tariff Rate 1.95% 2.24% Yearly 2022
Trade (% GDP) 158.45% 168.96% Yearly 2024
Current Account to GDP Ratio -0.4% 0.2% Yearly Dec'24
Debt to GDP Ratio 104% 102% Yearly Dec'24
Interest Rate 2.15% 2.15% Daily Sep 11, 2025
Private Credit (% GDP) 68.8% 70% Yearly 2024
House Price Index 143 points 143 points Quarterly Q2 2025
Consumer Confidence 0 points -1 points Monthly Oct'25
Retail Sales MoM 0.4% 0.2% Monthly Aug'25
Retail Sales YoY 1.1% 1.2% Monthly Aug'25
Business Confidence -9.1 points -7.9 points Monthly Oct'25
Gini Index 26.4 points 26.6 points Yearly 2022
Happiness Index 6.91 points 6.89 points Yearly 2024
Homicide Rate 1.08 3.08 Yearly 2021
Population 11.88M 11.79M Yearly 2024
Poverty Rate 0% 0% Yearly 2022
Primary Enrollment Rate 102.18% 101.82% Yearly 2022
Agricultural Land (%) 44.57% 44.78% Yearly 2022
Annual CO2 Emissions 83.37M tonnes 89M tonnes Yearly 2023
Forest Area (%) 22.6% 22.6% Yearly 2022
Corruption Control 1.34 points 1.49 points Yearly 2023
Political stability index 0.4 points 0.58 points Yearly 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 3 3.1 Yearly 2023
Life Expectancy 82.4 81.75 Yearly 2023
Physicians per 1,000 people 3.2 3.2 Yearly 2021
Electricity Access 100% 100% Yearly 2023
Internet Users 94.6% 94% Yearly 2023
Travel Earnings $7.45B $10.58B Yearly 2020
Visitor Arrivals 2.58M 9.34M Yearly 2020