International statistics Basic indicators: Belgium

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202230,494
GDP, current prices bn US$2024665.0
GDP per capita, current prices US$202456,271
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20241.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20244.3
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20230.8
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202318.5
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202371.1
Population 1,000202311,787.4
Population, female % of total202350.7
Population density inhab. per km22022383
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202316.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202320.1
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.47
Life expectancy at birth - men years202380.3
Life expectancy at birth - women years202384.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202264
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202155
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20233
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201711
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number20179
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20224,704
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20216.4
Labour force participation rate %202454.3
Labour force 1,00020245,353
Self-employed persons %202315.0
Unemployment rate %20245.5
Youth unemployment rate %202416.8
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202435.8
Labour costs, manufacturing US$ per hour201252.19
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202354,580
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202211.85
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202224.98
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015107.7
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015103.4
Production of passenger cars 1,0002024202
Agricultural land % of land area202244.6
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202229.1
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20227.5
Forest area % of land area202222.6
Import of goods, total bn US$2023415.1
Export of goods, total bn US$2023393.2
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202352,014.9
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202364,055.2
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202384.2
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20196
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.43
Rail route length km20213,612
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20233,997
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20237.18
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.2023280
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20223.4
Researchers per million inhabitants20226,983
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202322.8
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023103.2
Internet users per 100 inhab.202394.6
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202343.7
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202397.3

As at 22 May 2025

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