Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2014
| | Country statistical profile: Belgium 2014 | |||||||||
| | ||||||||||
| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 32 204 | 34 284 | 35 619 | 37 035 | 36 927 | 38 279 | 40 093 | 40 031 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 32 415 | 34 577 | 35 976 | 37 566 | 36 696 | 38 947 | 40 466 | 40 943 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | -2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 6.4 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 2.0 | -8.4 | -1.1 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| | Industry | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.0 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 27.1 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.5 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.9 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -2.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -5.6 | -4.0 | -4.0 | -4.1 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 95.9 | 91.6 | 87.9 | 92.6 | 101.0 | 100.8 | 104.1 | 106.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 49.3 | 48.8 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 49.6 | 51.0 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 51.9 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 49.8 | 53.7 | 52.6 | 53.6 | 55.1 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.5 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 26.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 29.7 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 30.5 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 2.2 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.47 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 44.5 | 44.1 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 43.1 | 43.5 | 44.1 | 45.3 |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 55.9 | 56.1 | 56.0 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 74.7 | 77.0 | 78.7 | 83.6 | 71.0 | 77.7 | 84.2 | 85.0 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 78.7 | 80.8 | 82.5 | 84.4 | 73.7 | 79.8 | 85.0 | 86.1 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 13.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.0 | .. | 9.0 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 320.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 390.1 | .. | 437.9 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 334.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 411.1 | .. | 446.9 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.9 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 51.2 | 53.2 | 68.8 | 84.8 | 75.7 | 82.0 | 88.9 | 91.6 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 56.1 | 59.5 | 75.0 | 91.6 | 87.9 | 92.8 | 98.2 | 101.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 873 864 | 943 201 | 911 609 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 477 779 | 618 990 | 784 631 | 853 166 | 966 719 | 950 027 | 1 002 717 | 968 338 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 34 351 | 58 926 | 93 448 | 193 575 | 60 966 | 77 020 | 119 130 | -30 270 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 32 640 | 50 713 | 80 141 | 220 595 | 7 527 | 24 538 | 96 875 | -17 451 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 11.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 19.7 | -14.0 | 9.5 | 16.8 | 6.2 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 6.0 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 5.7 | -4.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 3.37 | 3.81 | 4.33 | 4.40 | 3.82 | 3.35 | 4.18 | 2.96 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.85 |
| | Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.78 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 110 | 111 | 117 | 121 | 117 | 111 | 111 | 107 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 58.7 | 58.1 | 57.0 | 58.6 | 57.1 | 60.9 | 59.1 | 57.3 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 50.06 | 61.06 | 70.35 | 96.01 | 61.77 | 79.65 | 110.50 | 110.83 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 12 941 | 12 181 | 11 599 | 12 161 | 9 219 | 9 464 | 10 372 | 9 108 |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.7 | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 50.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72.7 | 76.5 | 77.7 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 6 389 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 176 | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 5 024 | 5 093 | 5 256 | 5 243 | 5 274 | 5 067 | 5 125 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 480 | 480 | 490 | 480 | 470 | 460 | 460 | 460 |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 113 | 110 | 106 | 112 | 101 | 108 | 109 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.6 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 852 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 004 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 179 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 15.4 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 17.1 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 25.3 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 78.3 | 78.4 | 79.7 | 80.5 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 79.3 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 31.8 | 32.0 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 39.5 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 51.7 | 51.2 | 50.4 | 47.6 | 44.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 44.7 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 569 | 1 579 | 1 583 | 1 577 | 1 559 | 1 563 | 1 574 | 1 572 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 6 171 | 6 437 | 6 744 | 7 077 | 7 088 | 7 532 | 8 058 | 8 132 |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 10 479 | 10 548 | 10 626 | 10 710 | 10 796 | 10 920 | 11 048 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 12.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.9 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 9.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.5 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 15.8 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 17.2 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 15.9 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.1 | 79.5 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80.5 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.2 | 76.6 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 77.8 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.1 |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | 13.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 18.6 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 17.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 62 124 | 62 149 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 136 110 | 137 597 | 140 742 | 139 146 | 140 567 | 140 303 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 104 | 101 | 100 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 78 | .. |
| Last updated: 8 September 2014; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||
Break in series | ||||||||||
Estimated value | ||||||||||
| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2014 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2014-en) | ||||||||||