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Country statistical profile: Belgium 2017/2
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2017
| | Country statistical profile: Belgium 2017 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 071 | 40 176 | 41 511 | 42 639 | 43 755 | 45 005 | 45 873 | 46 800 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 117 | 41 442 | 41 929 | 43 682 | 44 478 | 45 244 | 45 890 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 1.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | -2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 11.3 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -6.6 | -0.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| | Industry including energy | % | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| | Construction | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 |
| | Information, communication | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| | Real estate | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -5.4 | -4.0 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -3.1 | -2.5 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 109.4 | 107.6 | 110.0 | 120.1 | 118.3 | 129.4 | 126.5 | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 48.8 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 51.6 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 51.3 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 54.1 | 53.3 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.1 | 53.9 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | .. | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .. | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.0 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.42 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 42.4 | 42.6 | 43.1 | 44.2 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 44.8 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 55.7 | 55.9 | 56.1 | 56.0 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.3 | .. |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 67.0 | 74.7 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 80.7 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 81.3 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 69.3 | 76.4 | 81.6 | 82.3 | 81.8 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 84.4 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -4.7 | -4.5 | -13.5 | -12.4 | -8.8 | -6.1 | 2.9 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 245.2 | 275.8 | 337.0 | 313.2 | 321.4 | 320.3 | 251.9 | .. |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 240.5 | 271.3 | 323.5 | 300.8 | 312.6 | 314.3 | 254.8 | .. |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | .. |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 82.1 | 87.7 | 95.2 | 98.0 | 104.1 | 116.8 | 105.6 | .. |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 91.9 | 98.4 | 105.3 | 106.4 | 113.2 | 125.1 | 113.1 | .. |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -1.1 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | .. |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 419 640 | 465 528 | 439 573 | 433 043 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 486 226 | 482 946 | 415 717 | 427 214 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 60 966 | 43 233 | 78 329 | 6 518 | 25 188 | -8 917 | 21 281 | .. |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 1 048 | -8 313 | 46 413 | 33 834 | 29 480 | -2 700 | 30 361 | .. |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | -0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -13.9 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 6.1 | -3.8 | -6.2 | -5.8 | 0.7 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -4.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 2.9 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -6.8 | -2.7 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 3.90 | 3.46 | 4.23 | 3.00 | 2.41 | 1.71 | 0.84 | 0.48 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| | Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 116 | 108 | 110 | 104 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 101 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 56.1 | 60.4 | 56.2 | 53.8 | 55.8 | 52.8 | 52.9 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 2 394.3 | 2 801.9 | 3 094.2 | 3 350.1 | 3 475.0 | 3 358.3 | 3 321.6 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 61.77 | 79.65 | 110.50 | 110.83 | 108.45 | 98.49 | 51.65 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 71.1 | 76.7 | 78.9 | 80.3 | 81.9 | .. | 82.1 | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 67.4 | 72.7 | 76.5 | 77.7 | 80.0 | 82.8 | 81.8 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 6 005 | 5 953 | 5 082 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 5 037 | 4 973 | 5 035 | 4 969 | 4 891 | 4 788 | 4 708 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 467 | 455 | 456 | 447 | 437 | 424 | 414 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 97 | 105 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 87 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 9 721 | 9 957 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 12 201 | 12 763 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | 15 217 | 15 911 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 16.1 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 15.8 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 22.8 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 79.1 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 35.2 | 37.4 | 38.7 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 42.7 | 44.0 | 45.4 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 15.2 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18.7 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 44.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 49.9 | 51.7 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 548 | 1 546 | 1 560 | 1 560 | 1 558 | 1 560 | 1 541 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 8 453 | 8 967 | 9 593 | 10 528 | 10 854 | 11 155 | 11 280 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 12.0 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 10 796 | 10 920 | 11 048 | 11 128 | 11 178 | 11 227 | .. | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .. | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | .. | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | .. | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 13.9 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 16.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 17.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 16.1 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.4 | .. | .. | |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.3 | 77.5 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 78.8 | .. | .. | |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.9 | .. | .. | |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | .. | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51.0 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 16.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 50 657 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 141 487 | 137 176 | 138 643 | .. | 141 943 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 87 | 77 | 78 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | .. |
| Last updated: 5 April 2017; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2015-2016 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2015-en). | ||||||||||