Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2015
| Country statistical profile: Belgium 2015 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 36 596 | 37 857 | 37 664 | 39 276 | 41 118 | 41 595 | 41 595 | 42 839 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 076 | 38 745 | 37 711 | 40 438 | 41 475 | 42 549 | 42 190 | 43 484 |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -1.2 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 6.8 | 1.9 | -6.6 | -0.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 7.0 |
| Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Industry | % | 19.5 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
| Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.8 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 26.5 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 22.1 | 22.8 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.0 |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | 0.1 | -1.1 | -5.4 | -4.0 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -2.9 | -3.1 |
| General government debt | % of GDP | 93.6 | 100.9 | 109.3 | 107.6 | 110.0 | 120.1 | 117.9 | 129.5 |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | 48.3 | 49.2 | 48.8 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 51.6 | 52.7 | 52.0 |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | 48.2 | 50.3 | 54.1 | 53.3 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 55.1 |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 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 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 30.7 |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | 2.2 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 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 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 43.1 | 43.5 | 44.1 | 45.3 | .. | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 15.6 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.7 | .. | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.3 | .. | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 55.6 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 55.9 | 56.1 | 56.0 | 55.7 | 55.6 |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 73.7 | 79.2 | 67.0 | 74.7 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 83.1 |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 77.5 | 79.7 | 69.3 | 76.4 | 81.6 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 84.0 |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | 21.0 | .. | 9.0 | .. | .. |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | 390.1 | .. | 437.9 | .. | .. |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | .. | 411.1 | .. | 446.9 | .. | .. |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 6.1 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.5 | .. |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 68.8 | 84.8 | 75.7 | 82.0 | 88.9 | 91.6 | 97.9 | .. |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 75.0 | 91.6 | 87.9 | 92.8 | 98.2 | 101.5 | 108.4 | .. |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.0 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.9 | .. |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 873 864 | 943 201 | 911 609 | .. | .. |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 784 631 | 853 166 | 966 719 | 950 027 | 1 002 717 | 968 338 | .. | .. |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 93 448 | 193 575 | 60 966 | 77 020 | 119 130 | -30 270 | -2 405 | .. |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 80 141 | 220 595 | 7 527 | 24 538 | 96 875 | -17 451 | -26 368 | .. |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 4.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.9 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 0.2 | 19.7 | -14.0 | 9.5 | 16.8 | 6.2 | -3.8 | -6.2 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.6 | 5.7 | -4.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -2.5 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 4.33 | 4.40 | 3.82 | 3.35 | 4.18 | 2.96 | 2.37 | 1.74 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.84 |
| Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 117 | 121 | 117 | 111 | 111 | 106 | 112 | 112 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 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 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | .. | .. |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | .. | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 70.35 | 96.01 | 61.77 | 79.65 | 110.50 | 110.83 | .. | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 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 | % | .. | .. | .. | 72.7 | 76.5 | 77.7 | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 176 | .. | .. | .. |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 5 256 | 5 243 | 5 274 | 5 067 | 5 125 | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 490 | 480 | 470 | 460 | 460 | 460 | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 106 | 112 | 101 | 110 | 110 | 105 | .. | .. |
| 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 | 27.4 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 23.2 |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.7 | 80.5 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 79.0 | 79.1 |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 34.4 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 42.7 |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.1 |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.5 |
| Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 18.3 |
| Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 50.4 | 47.6 | 44.2 | 48.8 | 48.3 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 49.9 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 579 | 1 572 | 1 554 | 1 560 | 1 572 | 1 573 | 1 576 | .. |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 7 828 | 8 231 | 8 272 | 8 766 | 9 358 | 9 770 | 9 963 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 10 626 | 10 710 | 10 796 | 10 920 | 11 048 | 11 196 | 11 284 | |
| Population growth rates | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .. | .. | |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 | ||
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 18.0 | ||
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.6 | .. | .. | .. |
| 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 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.7 | .. | |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.1 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 77.5 | 77.8 | 78.1 | .. | |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.2 | .. | |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | .. |
| Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | 13.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 16.7 | 17.9 | 17.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 50 657 | 42 098 | .. | .. | ||||
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 140 742 | 139 146 | 140 567 | 140 303 | 144 213 | .. | .. | .. |
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 100 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 78 | .. | .. | .. |
Last updated: 12 November 2015; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2014 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2014-en) |