ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Belgium

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Brussels. Population 11,941,781 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
44,695 53,900 63,104 1995 2025 63,488
GDP growth (%)
−4.6 0.7 6.0 1995 2025 1.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
0.1 4.8 9.4 1995 2025 2.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
77.0 79.6 82.3 1995 2024 82.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 63,488 2025 +6,155 +5,979 24 of 199
GDP growth% 1.0% 2025 +5.8 pp −0.5 pp 175 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.3% 2025 +5.5 pp −0.6 pp 171 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 59,500 2025 +13,170 +13,980 21 of 201
Trade% of GDP 152.9% 2025 −4.0 pp −2.2 pp 20 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP −4.0% 2025 +1.7 pp +0.3 pp 193 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 2.5% 2025 +1.7 pp +1.9 pp 103 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.9% 2025 +0.4 pp −2.6 pp 80 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 11,941,781 2025 +403,177 +667,585 81 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.7% 2025 +0.3 pp +0.1 pp 121 of 217
Urban population% of total 87.7% 2025 +0.4 pp +1.5 pp 42 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.3 2024 +0.3 +1.0 31 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 3.1 2024 −0.2 −0.3 169 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 10.8% 2023 −0.2 pp +0.2 pp 19 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 6.3% 2022 −0.2 pp −0.3 pp 21 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 95.8% 2024 +5.5 pp +10.8 pp 20 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 14 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 26.8 2023 −0.4 −0.9 77 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.1% 2023 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 73 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 11.7% 2021 +2.5 pp +5.0 pp 136 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 60,074 +1.5 49,305 42,577 2,307 +1.0% 129% 129%
GDP growth 1.7% −0.2 2.2% 2.1% 2.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.1% −0.3 1.7% 1.9% 2.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 48,773 +2.2 37,020 26,410 4,963 +2.7% 165% 167%
Trade 166.5% −1.3 100.6% 100.8% 10.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −1.4% −0.4 2.1% 1.9% 6.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.8% −0.1 2.3% 3.7% 2.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 6.3% −0.4 5.1% 5.6% 1.1 – – –
Population 11,534,038 +2.1 2,930,494 5,827,802 193,567 +0.6% 408% 429%
Population growth 0.6% +0.8 0.4% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 87.1% +1.2 81.3% 69.3% 0.5 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.5 +1.6 81.3 79.9 0.5 – – –
Infant mortality 3.3 −2.2 3.6 3.4 0.1 – – –
Health spending 10.9% −0.5 8.0% 7.9% 0.3 – – –
Government spending on education 6.5% −1.8 4.5% 4.6% 0.1 – – –
Internet users 89.6% +1.7 93.5% 91.9% 3.6 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 27.2 −0.6 31.8 31.8 0.7 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.1% +0.2 0.4% 0.4% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 9.3% +1.5 11.4% 19.3% 1.6 – – –

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