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General profile: Belgium

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
11.656 Millions
0.950 EUR/US$
579 241 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 30 280 km²
10.33 %
2.65 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+15.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
334 400
407 692
396 841
635 245
Merchandise imports
318 700
391 177
375 530
623 686
Merchandise trade balance
15 700
16 515
21 311
11 559
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %62 %62 %20 %20 %4 %4 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
93 48765 52257 45131 46823 79393 48765 52257 45131 46823 793
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 59 200
98 438
109 015
139 426
Services imports
(e) 54 112
87 701
104 323
143 566
Services trade balance
(e) 5 088
10 737
4 692
-4 141
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
(e) 25.6
27.1
20.8
22.8
Travel
(e) 17.2
11.6
7.2
5.0
Other services
(e) 52.1
55.6
66.6
68.3
TRADE INDICES
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112100105104104105100989693949286961019591898484777499101999910010210099989899100102100103102102104105105104104
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
385 561
480 952
462 150
579 241
GDP per capita, current US$
36 661
44 213
41 086
49 695
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.32
2.86
2.04
2.65
Current account balance, % of GDP
2.00
1.53
1.38
-3.50
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.950
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
48.924.026.086.985.848.924.026.086.985.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+4.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
34 370.49
57 583.32
28 331.30
-1 710.15
FDI outflows
32 658.06
576.12
55 199.16
24 202.21
Personal remittances, % of GDP
1.79
2.29
2.26
2.32
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
13 437.713 708.912 850.512 330.112 448.611 435.510 786.410 464.912 161.011 695.111 171.511 728.510 993.711 090.710 479.08 991.87 268.96 884.36 562.55 778.1-1 71011 5876 80511 86127 137-3 06568 24528 331-3 50623 89811 67083 36657 58364 440-13 85793 43158 89334 37043 55833 47616 25188 20388 739FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) 2.45
1.29
1.42
-3.87
Balance, % of imports
(e) 3.40
1.70
1.86
-3.90
Normalized balance
(e) 0.017
0.008
0.009
-0.020
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
194173157164166165158154163163165165153138160154150147
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
98%Urban 98%Rural
2%Rural 2%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.444 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
6 815
6 575
8 671
9 777
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
79.53
83.59
86.98
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
9 988 291
10 059 579
12 303 822
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.86
2.03
2.18
1.64
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.64
3.81
3.84
3.24
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 5.71
4.34
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023