International statistics Basic indicators: Belgium

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Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201930,280
GDP, current prices bn US$2021600.0
GDP per capita, current prices US$202151,875
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20216.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20213.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20210.6
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202120.9
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202167.8
Population 1,000202111,587.9
Population, female % of total202150.4
Population density inhab. per km22021383
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202117.0
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202119.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20201.55
Life expectancy at birth - men years202078.6
Life expectancy at birth - women years202083.1
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.202061
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201956
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20203
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201711
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number20179
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20184,511
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20186.4
Labour force participation rate %202154.3
Labour force 1,00020215,241
Self-employed persons %202114.0
Unemployment rate %20216.4
Youth unemployment rate %202119.6
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202141.6
Labour costs, manufacturing US$ per hour202152.99
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202150,510
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201912.32
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201923.23
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002021136.3
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002021132.5
Production of passenger cars 1,0002021224
Agricultural land % of land area201944.8
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201929.1
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20196.9
Forest area % of land area201922.8
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202185.4
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20196
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.43
Rail route length km20183,607
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20154,688
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20207.24
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.2020281
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20182.8
Researchers per million inhabitants20185,023
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202031.4
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202099.5
Internet users per 100 inhab.202091.5
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202040.8
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202089.2

As at 21 July 2022

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