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Belgium

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2021 to 2025. Compare Belgium with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$725.47B+8.1%+37.0%+57.4%Highest quartile22 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $63.5K intl $+0.3%+10.7%+10.4%Highest quartile18 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20251.0%−0.1 pts+5.8 pts−0.5 ptsLowest quartile160 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20252.5%−0.7 pts+1.7 pts+1.9 pts3rd quartile93 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate5.9%+0.2 pts+0.4 pts−2.6 pts2nd quartile75 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade2025152.9% of GDP−6.1 pts−4.0 pts−2.2 ptsHighest quartile14 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202575.5% of GDP−3.9 pts−3.7 pts−2.4 ptsHighest quartile16 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population202511.9M people+0.7%+3.5%+5.9%2nd quartile81 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20250.70%+0.03 pts+0.27 pts+0.12 pts3rd quartile121 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202482.3 years−0.1 years+0.3 years+1.0 yearsHighest quartile31 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.44 births−0.03 births−0.16 births−0.30 birthsLowest quartile165 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202587.7% of people+0.1 pts+0.4 pts+1.5 ptsHighest quartile42 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202521.0% of people+0.4 pts+1.7 pts+2.8 ptsHighest quartile28 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)86.6 Mt CO₂+1.1%−13.6%−11.4%Highest quartile43 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 175085.5 Mt CO₂+0.9%−14.4%−12.0%Highest quartile43 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂13.4%+1.1 pts+0.3 pts−1.7 pts2nd quartile67 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)7.31 t CO₂+0.4%−16.3%−16.2%Highest quartile31 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights107.8 Mt CO₂e+0.6%−13.3%−12.0%Highest quartile49 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person20244,077 kg oil eq.+1.0%−14.6%−13.3%Highest quartile21 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202111.7%−0.6 pts+2.5 pts+5.0 pts3rd quartile138 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202123.5%−3.9 pts+5.6 pts+13.0 pts2nd quartile100 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity202532.6%−7.9 pts−5.9 pts−4.8 pts2nd quartile7 of 19 in 2025 · coverage
Access to electricity2024100.0% of people0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile1 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202422.0% of land0.0 pts−0.1 pts−0.7 pts3rd quartile127 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202518.6% of territory+0.1 pts+1.0 pts−5.6 pts2nd quartile65 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure8.4 µg/m³−16.1%−30.8%−46.1%Lowest quartile166 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending202310.8% of GDP+0.1 pts−0.2 pts+0.2 ptsHighest quartile19 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 520243.7 per 1,000 births0.0%−5.1%−9.8%Lowest quartile168 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202382.1% gross−1.4 pts+3.0 pts+10.4 ptsHighest quartile19 of 128 in 2023 · coverage
Using the internet202495.8% of people+1.1 pts+5.5 pts+10.8 ptsHighest quartile20 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Belgium against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Belgium, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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