Reference Data in Belgium

4,082 indicators covering reference data for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.887 2025 down 5.0% 28th
Liberal political institutions 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Transparent laws 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Access to justice for men 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2018 — 4th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy -210,829 2019 down 15.7% 151st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita 62,975 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 8.8% 19th
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita 0 people per person 2024 — 129th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.24 GPIA 2018 up 2.2% 72nd
Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd
Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2024 — 133rd
08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2016 — 137th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.6% 45th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita 2,374 current US$ per person 2024 up 0.6% 19th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 99.9% 2025 unchanged 22nd
18_International debt securities, short term 10.86 billion 2026 up 5.1% 31st
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 222.52 billion animals 2024 up 10.0% 15th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0.0004 °C 2024 up 12.7% 45th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0.0068 °C 2024 up 7.0% 38th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.4% 2024 down 8.0% 38th
Landline phone subscriptions 2.49 million 2024 down 45.1% 43rd
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 21.18 per 100 people 2024 down 47.6% 57th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 14.1% 28th
Adoption of communication technologies 2.49 million 2024 down 45.1% 43rd
How have things changed? 17,371 metric tons 2024 down 35.7% 143rd
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 21.18 per 100 people 2024 down 47.6% 57th
Egg production 138,315 tonnes 2017 down 20.6% 54th
Poultry production 537,866 tonnes 2024 up 24.2% 44th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 28.15 billion current US$ 2024 up 6.5% 17th
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled 1.80 million 2019 up 23.3% 5th
Net food imports by crop - Barley 1.80 million 2019 up 23.3% 5th
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 12 2025 unchanged 1st
Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st
09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union, per capita 4,306 units per person 2025 up 106.3% 23rd
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per capita 3,980 BU per person 2025 up 104.4% 19th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, annual growth rate 22.32 % change on previous year 2025 up 318.2% 50th
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 6.55 people 2024 down 60.4% 139th
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 47.53 billion BU 2025 up 116.6% 13th
09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 51.42 billion 2025 up 118.5% 16th
Free and fair elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Multi-party elections for legislature 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Multi-party elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, annual 13.75 % change on previous year 2024 up 73.9% 85th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 105th
Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 0.0% 2024 — 105th
Teachers in primary education, male 12,743 number 2018 down 1.3% 80th
09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union, per unit of GDP 0.0709 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 38.9% 63rd
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per unit of GDP 0.0655 BU per US$ of GDP 2025 up 37.6% 40th
Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum 452.67 people per 100,000 inhabitants 2024 up 410.4% 17th
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 170.69 hectares 2024 up 81.5% 71st
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 10.45 billion current US$ 2024 down 31.5% 39th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 6.65 million trips 2024 up 31.9% 32nd
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 6.65 million trips 2024 up 31.9% 32nd
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year 2024 down 34.9% 162nd
Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2018 up 1.0% 95th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 3.43 years 2018 down 3.0% 11th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 1.0% 98th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 3.44 years 2018 down 2.0% 9th
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels 11.78 million people 2023 up 5.6% 54th