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Country statistical profile: Belgium 2021/2
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2021
| | Country statistical profile: Belgium 2021 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 43 673 | 44 930 | 46 202 | 48 599 | 50 443 | 52 663 | 54 709 | 52 063 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 44 749 | 45 873 | 46 856 | 49 065 | 50 899 | 53 182 | 55 375 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -6.3 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -2.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -6.9 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| | Industry including energy | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.0 | |
| | Construction | % | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.1 | |
| | Information, communication | % | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| | Real estate | % | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.5 | |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 22.4 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.3 | |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.1 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -1.9 | |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 118.7 | 130.6 | 126.2 | 127.7 | 120.9 | 117.7 | 120.3 | 142.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 53.0 | 52.5 | 51.3 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 50.2 | 50.6 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 56.1 | 55.6 | 53.7 | 53.1 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 52.0 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | .. |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 29.2 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.9 | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 1.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.47 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.45 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 45.0 | 44.8 | 44.1 | 43.3 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 42.9 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.4 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 51.5 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 78.5 | 79.0 | 76.4 | 78.2 | 82.1 | 83.3 | 81.2 | |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 79.3 | 79.8 | 77.8 | 79.4 | 83.2 | 83.0 | 81.8 | |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 17.6 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 19.1 | 23.4 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 451.5 | 452.2 | 375.4 | 380.0 | 411.0 | 455.2 | 428.6 | 395.5 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 469.1 | 471.3 | 396.5 | 397.8 | 431.8 | 469.2 | 447.6 | 418.9 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 8.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 105.1 | 117.6 | 104.3 | 105.2 | 114.8 | 123.9 | 123.8 | 119.2 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 113.7 | 125.4 | 109.0 | 108.9 | 117.3 | 124.9 | 124.3 | 121.3 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 565 311 | 554 624 | 582 582 | 599 380 | 707 828 | 531 899 | 612 188 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 557 245 | 496 519 | 520 992 | 517 401 | 580 190 | 491 008 | 489 054 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -68 019 | -41 191 | -70 573 | 59 185 | -706 | 30 801 | 2 886 | 8 418 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 26 217 | 26 189 | 57 563 | 36 337 | 29 634 | 39 474 | 1 581 | 10 204 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -3.8 | -6.2 | -5.8 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 0.9 | -6.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -0.2 | -2.5 | -6.8 | -2.7 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 2.41 | 1.71 | 0.84 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.19 | -0.15 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| | Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.88 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 109 | 110 | 101 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 100 | 101 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 55.8 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 55.6 | 55.3 | 53.3 | 54.9 | 50.4 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 3 503.9 | 3 412.0 | 3 676.6 | 3 911.6 | 4 047.6 | 4 146.5 | 4 283.0 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 108.45 | 98.49 | 51.65 | 42.06 | 53.01 | 70.57 | 63.78 | 41.29 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 81.9 | .. | 82.1 | .. | 85.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 80.0 | 82.8 | 81.8 | 84.8 | 86.0 | 87.3 | 89.7 | 90.9 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 4 829 | 4 556 | 3 994 | 4 644 | 4 392 | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 867 | 4 762 | 4 643 | 4 746 | 4 672 | 4 677 | 4 779 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 436 | 424 | 411 | 418 | 409 | 407 | 414 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 94 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 83 |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 10 026 | 10 091 | 10 183 | 10 764 | 10 994 | 11 482 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 12 787 | 13 012 | 13 169 | 13 774 | 14 453 | 14 758 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 17 467 | 17 808 | 17 470 | 18 608 | 19 531 | 20 471 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 18.7 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.0 |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 23.6 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 25.0 | 26.6 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.1 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.8 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 41.7 | 42.7 | 44.0 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.1 | ||
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 15.1 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.2 | ||
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.3 | ||
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | ||
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | ||
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | ||
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 46.0 | 49.9 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 43.5 | 41.6 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 586 | 1 582 | 1 575 | 1 574 | 1 578 | 1 580 | 1 576 | 1 481 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 11 712 | 12 098 | 12 648 | 13 310 | 14 294 | 15 595 | 17 616 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 11 125 | 11 180 | 11 238 | 11 295 | 11 349 | 11 404 | 11 462 | 11 507 |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.8 |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.2 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 18.2 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 10.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.7 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 80.9 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.1 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 78.6 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.2 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 84.3 | 83.1 |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | 51.0 | .. | .. | .. | 55.4 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 132 125 | 129 667 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 68 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 56 | .. |
| Last updated: 14 October 2021; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||