Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2009
Country statistical profile: Belgium 2009 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
Gross domestic product | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 282.2 | 292.3 | 309.3 | 312.7 | 323.3 | 335.8 | 354.3 | 375.8 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 27 540 | 28 435 | 29 946 | 30 146 | 31 035 | 32 063 | 33 608 | 35 382 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 28 163 | 28 866 | 30 325 | 30 564 | 31 315 | 32 214 | 33 829 | 35 575 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.7 | |
GDP per hour worked | Annual growth % | 3.4 | -2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
GDP deflator | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 4.2 | -5.5 | 4.3 | -7.6 | 5.3 | -11.6 | -4.3 | 3.4 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 5.0 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 113.5 | 111.8 | 108.3 | 103.5 | 98.6 | 95.7 | 91.2 | 87.6 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | | 7.1 | 7.4 | | 7.4 | 7.2 | .. | |
Total expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | | 10.0 | 10.2 | | 10.1 | 9.9 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.4 | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.1 | .. | |
Private pension expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.43 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 44.9 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 44.5 | 44.4 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.7 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 57.1 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 55.7 | 55.4 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 83.2 | 83.0 | 80.2 | 78.8 | 81.7 | 84.8 | 85.7 | 87.3 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 13.5 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 17.5 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 171.7 | 178.7 | 198.1 | 234.8 | 285.4 | 320.2 | 353.7 | 413.4 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 185.2 | 190.3 | 215.8 | 255.5 | 306.5 | 334.0 | 369.2 | 430.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 32.3 | 33.6 | 35.9 | 42.9 | 49.1 | 51.1 | 53.2 | 72.6 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 34.3 | 35.4 | 37.7 | 44.6 | 52.7 | 56.1 | 59.5 | 78.9 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | .. | 16 265 | 33 508 | 43 583 | 34 351 | 63 948 | 39 065 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | .. | 12 288 | 38 359 | 34 038 | 32 640 | 56 202 | 51 855 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 104.2 | 105.8 | 108.0 | 111.0 | 113.0 | 115.1 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 104.6 | 107.0 | 109.2 | 110.5 | 112.5 | 115.3 | 119.8 | |
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | 100.6 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 103.7 | 115.7 | 124.3 | 124.6 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | 2000 = 100 | 100.0 | | 99.5 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 102.9 | 105.6 | 110.9 | 115.9 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 5.57 | 5.06 | 4.89 | 4.15 | 4.06 | 3.37 | 3.81 | 4.33 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | ISK per USD | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.89 | |
Exchange rates | ISK per USD | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 101 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 116 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 61.9 | 61.3 | 59.3 | 62.4 | 62.2 | 61.7 | 61.0 | 59.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 6.04 | 5.97 | 5.74 | 6.01 | 5.97 | 5.89 | 5.79 | 5.60 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 27.87 | 24.20 | 24.35 | 27.72 | 35.35 | 50.06 | 61.06 | 70.35 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 24.2 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 20.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
ICT-related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.7 | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50.2 | 54.0 | 60.2 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 7 538 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 654 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 860 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 070 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 480 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 127 | 128 | 119 | 127 | 124 | 120 | 117 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
University level: graduation rates in peer age group | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 27.1 | 27.6 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.8 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 30.3 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 26.6 | 26.2 | 26.8 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 77.9 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 76.1 | 77.3 | 78.3 | 78.2 | 79.3 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 30.1 | 32.1 | 30.4 | 33.8 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 19.0 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 18.3 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 33.1 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 32.4 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.5 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 56.3 | 51.7 | 49.6 | 46.3 | 49.6 | 51.6 | 55.6 | 50.0 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per hour, total economy | USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 554 | 1 577 | 1 579 | 1 575 | 1 549 | 1 565 | 1 571 | 1 566 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.97 | 2.08 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.89 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 10 251 | 10 287 | 10 333 | 10 376 | 10 421 | 10 479 | 10 548 | 10 626 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. | |
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | .. | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 4.2 | .. | .. | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 14.7 | .. | .. | 18.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 7.4 | .. | .. | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 17.5 | .. | .. | 17.3 | 15.0 | 20.3 | 19.3 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 77.8 | 78.1 | 78.2 | 78.2 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.5 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 74.6 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.6 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.3 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | .. | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18.4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Household expenditure on recreation and culture | % of GDP | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 5 163 | 5 117 | 5 323 | 5 261 | 5 385 | 5 409 | 5 665 | 5 713 | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 143 | 144 | 131 | 117 | 112 | 104 | 102 | 100 | |
Note: |: Break in series Last updated 6 April 2009 | ||||||||||
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook) |