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Population

11.5 million

Growth rate: 0.4%

Income inequality

Education

CO₂ emissions

7.2 tonnes per capita

GDP

52 063 US$ per capita

Projected growth rate: 3.5%

Debt

Household debt:
116.8 % of disposable income

Government debt:
142.4 % of GDP

Tax

Tax on personal income:
11.4 % of GDP

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Country profile of Belgium

Agriculture		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Agricultural landIndicator		475.00 Permanent pasture Thousand hectares 2019 Belgium Thousand hectares	Permanent pasture Thousand hectares 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Permanent pasture Thousand hectares 2018 Belgium (red)
Agricultural supportIndicator
Crop productionIndicator
Fish landingsIndicator		14 858.0 National landings in domestic ports Tonnes 2018 Belgium Tonnes	National landings in domestic ports Tonnes 1999-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	National landings in domestic ports Tonnes 2018 Belgium (red)
Nutrient balanceIndicator		132.0 Nitrogen Kilograms/hectare 2015 Belgium Kilograms/hectare	Nitrogen Kilograms/hectare 1996-2015 Belgium (red)	Nitrogen Kilograms/hectare 2017

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Development		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator		382.5 Least developed countries Million US dollars 2019 Belgium Million US dollars	Least developed countries Million US dollars 2000-2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)	Least developed countries Million US dollars 2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator		276.6 Total Million US dollars 2016 Belgium Million US dollars	Total Million US dollars 1996-2016 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator		0.5 ODA grant equivalent % of gross national income 2020 Belgium % of gross national income	ODA grant equivalent % of gross national income 2018-2020 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)	ODA grant equivalent % of gross national income 2020 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator		2 000.4 Total Million US dollars 2019 Belgium Million US dollars	Total Million US dollars 2000-2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)	Total Million US dollars 2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator		4 316.2 Total Million US dollars 2019 Belgium Million US dollars	Total Million US dollars 2000-2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)	Total Million US dollars 2019 Belgium (red), DAC Countries (black)

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Economy		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator		100.83 Amplitude adjusted Long-term average = 100 Sep-2021 Belgium Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator		2.6 Net Annual growth rate (%) 2019 Belgium Annual growth rate (%)	Net Annual growth rate (%) 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Net Annual growth rate (%) 2019 Belgium (red)
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator		2.3 Total Annual growth rate (%) 2019 Belgium Annual growth rate (%)	Total Annual growth rate (%) 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Total Annual growth rate (%) 2020
Net national incomeIndicator		45 037 Total US dollars/capita 2019 Belgium US dollars/capita	Total US dollars/capita 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total US dollars/capita 2019 Belgium (red)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator		80.6 Exports % of GDP 2020 Belgium % of GDP	Exports % of GDP 2001-2020 Belgium (red)	Exports % of GDP 2020 Belgium (red)

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Education		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Education spendingIndicator		20 471 Tertiary US dollars/student 2018 Belgium US dollars/student	Tertiary US dollars/student 2005-2018 Belgium (red)	Tertiary US dollars/student 2018 Belgium (red)
Mathematics performance (PISA)Indicator		514 Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium Mean score	Boys Mean score 2003-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)
Reading performance (PISA)Indicator		482 Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium Mean score	Boys Mean score 2000-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)
Science performance (PISA)Indicator		501 Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium Mean score	Boys Mean score 2006-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Boys Mean score 2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)Indicator		4.9 15-19 year-old men % in same age group 2020 Belgium % in same age group	15-19 year-old men % in same age group 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	15-19 year-old men % in same age group 2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)

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Energy		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Crude oil productionIndicator		0.0 Total Thousand toe 2017 Belgium Thousand toe	Total Thousand toe 1998-2017 Belgium (red)	Total Thousand toe 2017 Belgium (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator		655 906 000.00 Road Euro 2017 Belgium Euro	Road Euro 1998-2017 Belgium (red)	Road Euro 2019
Passenger transportIndicator		119 500.0 Road Million passenger-kilometres 2016 Belgium Million passenger-kilometres	Road Million passenger-kilometres 1997-2016 Belgium (red)	Road Million passenger-kilometres 2016 Belgium (red)
Primary energy supplyIndicator		0.10 Total Toe/1 000 US dollars 2020 Belgium Toe/1 000 US dollars	Total Toe/1 000 US dollars 2001-2020 Belgium (red)	Total Toe/1 000 US dollars 2020 Belgium (red)
Road accidentsIndicator		56 Deaths Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 Belgium Per 1 000 000 inhabitants	Deaths Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Deaths Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 Belgium (red)

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Environment		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator		7.2 Carbon dioxide (CO2) Tonnes/capita 2020 Belgium Tonnes/capita	Carbon dioxide (CO2) Tonnes/capita 2001-2020 Belgium (red)	Carbon dioxide (CO2) Tonnes/capita 2020 Belgium (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator		414.2 Total Kilograms/capita 2019 Belgium Kilograms/capita	Total Kilograms/capita 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total Kilograms/capita 2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator		4 392.1 Total Million m3 2017 Belgium Million m3	Total Million m3 1998-2017 Belgium (red)	Total Million m3 2016 Belgium (red)

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Finance		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Broad money (M3)Indicator
Long-term interest ratesIndicator		0.0 Total % per annum Sep-2021 Belgium % per annum	Total % per annum Feb-2020-Sep-2021 Belgium (red)	Total % per annum Aug-2021 Belgium (red)
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator		66.2 Men % of pre-retirement earnings 2018 Belgium % of pre-retirement earnings	Men % of pre-retirement earnings 2014-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Men % of pre-retirement earnings 2018 Belgium (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator		11.6 Men Multiple of annual gross earnings 2018 Belgium Multiple of annual gross earnings	Men Multiple of annual gross earnings 2014-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Men Multiple of annual gross earnings 2018 Belgium (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator		-0.5 Total % per annum Sep-2021 Belgium % per annum	Total % per annum Feb-2020-Sep-2021 Belgium (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)	Total % per annum Sep-2021 Belgium (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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Government		Latest	Trend	Ranking
General government spendingIndicator		52.0 Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium % of GDP	Total % of GDP 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium (red)
Government reservesIndicator		11 731.6 Total SDR millions Q4-2014 Belgium SDR millions	Total SDR millions Q1-2010-Q4-2014 Belgium (red)	Total SDR millions Q4-2014 Belgium (red)
Tax on corporate profitsIndicator		3.7 Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium % of GDP	Total % of GDP 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium (red)
Tax revenueIndicator		42.9 Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium % of GDP	Total % of GDP 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)
Tax wedgeIndicator		51.5 Total % of labour cost 2020 Belgium % of labour cost	Total % of labour cost 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)	Total % of labour cost 2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Average (black)

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Health		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Health spendingIndicator		5 458 Total US dollars/capita 2019 Belgium US dollars/capita	Total US dollars/capita 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Total US dollars/capita 2019 Belgium (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator		5.5 Total Per 1 000 inhabitants 2020 Belgium Per 1 000 inhabitants	Total Per 1 000 inhabitants 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 Belgium (red)
Length of hospital stayIndicator		6.50 Acute care Days 2019 Belgium Days	Acute care Days 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Acute care Days 2019 Belgium (red)
Life expectancy at birthIndicator		78.6 Men Years 2020 Belgium Years	Men Years 2001-2020 Belgium (red)	Men Years 2020 Belgium (red)
Overweight or obese populationIndicator		55.4 Measured % of population aged 15+ 2018 Belgium % of population aged 15+	Measured % of population aged 15+ 2014-2018 Belgium (red)

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Innovation and Technology		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator		3.2 Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium % of GDP	Total % of GDP 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total % of GDP 2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator		4.5 Total % of value added 2011 Belgium % of value added		Total % of value added 2011 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Internet accessIndicator		90.9 Total % of all households 2020 Belgium % of all households	Total % of all households 2005-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total % of all households 2020 Belgium (red)
Mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator		89.6 Total Per 100 inhabitants Q4-2020 Belgium Per 100 inhabitants	Total Per 100 inhabitants Q2-2011-Q4-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total Per 100 inhabitants Q4-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Triadic patent familiesIndicator		458.3 Total Number 2018 Belgium Number	Total Number 1999-2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total Number 2018 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)

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Jobs		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Average wagesIndicator		54 326.6 Total US dollars 2020 Belgium US dollars	Total US dollars 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total US dollars 2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Employment rateIndicator		65.0 Total % of working age population Q2-2021 Belgium % of working age population	Total % of working age population Q3-2016-Q2-2021 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total % of working age population Q2-2021 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator		1 481 Total Hours/worker 2020 Belgium Hours/worker	Total Hours/worker 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total Hours/worker 2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator		41.6 Total % of unemployed 2020 Belgium % of unemployed	Total % of unemployed 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total % of unemployed 2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator		14.7 Total % of employment 2020 Belgium % of employment	Total % of employment 2001-2020 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Total % of employment 2020 Belgium (red)

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Society		Latest	Trend	Ranking
Fertility ratesIndicator		1.57 Total Children/woman 2019 Belgium Children/woman	Total Children/woman 2000-2019 Belgium (red)	Total Children/woman 2019 Belgium (red)
National population distributionIndicator		83.4 Urban regions Percentage 2014 Belgium Percentage		Urban regions Percentage 2014 Belgium (red)
Permanent immigrant inflowsIndicator		100 190.0 Total Number 2016 Belgium Number	Total Number 2005-2016 Belgium (red)	Total Number 2011 Belgium (red)
Poverty rateIndicator		0.08 Total Ratio 2018 Belgium Ratio		Total Ratio 2018 Belgium (red)
Social spendingIndicator		28.9 Public % of GDP 2019 Belgium % of GDP	Public % of GDP 2000-2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)	Public % of GDP 2019 Belgium (red), OECD - Total (black)

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Publications related to Belgium

OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium 2020Publication (2020)

International Trade by Commodity Statistics Volume 2021 Issue 3Publication (2021)

International Trade by Commodity Statistics, Volume 2019 Issue 3Publication (2019)

International Trade by Commodity Statistics, Volume 2018 Issue 2Publication (2018)

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