Reference Data in Belgium

4,104 indicators covering reference data for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 48.8% 2018 down 12.3% 12th
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region 0 people 2016 — 153rd
Account, out of labor force 96.2% 2024 down 0.8% 17th
Account, in labor force 100.0% 2024 up 0.8% 1st
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who 47.7% 2017 down 16.5% 17th
International tourist departures 17.91 million departures 2024 up 63.0% 14th
Mountain Green Cover Index 94.3% 2021 down 0.1% 100th
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type 23,563 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 65.2% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 51.7% 2018 down 10.8% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 46.1% 2018 down 13.8% 12th
Reported passenger kilometers 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers 2022 down 10.8% 20th
Relative share of passenger kilometers travelled by rail and road 9.68 billion passenger-kilometers 2022 down 10.8% 20th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.4376 years 2018 down 19.5% 24th
Passenger-kilometers by air 18.71 billion revenue passenger kilometres 2024 down 27.8% 54th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 91,791 National currency 2025 up 141.6% 17th
Projected deaths by age, sex, type of projection and other typologies 70,545 Person 2100 up 1.6% 9th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 10,767 2017 — 11th
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service 15 days 2019 unchanged 173rd
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel 164,518 Persons 2023 up 63.8% 8th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 0.4562 years 2018 down 19.2% 28th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 0.4199 years 2018 down 19.7% 25th
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 31.9% 2017 down 5.8% 52nd
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity 1.09 GPI 2018 up 0.6% 49th
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 unchanged 22nd
Cooling and heating degree days by country - annual data 2,474 Number 2025 down 6.9% 26th
Cooling and heating degree days by country - monthly data 377.66 Number 2025 up 35.8% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity 1.12 GPI 2018 up 3.4% 49th
Official development assistance to least-developed countries 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 0.7% 14th
Core CPI,not seas.adj 149.78 2026 up 30.6% 38th
Marriages by sex and previous marital status 46,641 Number 2023 up 23.2% 19th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 1,297 National currency 2025 up 204.0% 12th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 16,163 2017 down 7.3% 15th
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food 12.2% 2023 down 9.0% 91st
Food expenditure per person 3,211 current US$ 2023 up 13.3% 13th
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person 12.2% 2023 down 9.0% 91st
Industrial countries' effective exchange rates - quarterly data 100 Index, 2015=100 2026 down 0.0% 19th
Industrial countries' effective exchange rates - monthly data 100 Index, 2015=100 2026 down 0.0% 18th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 5.9% 2022 up 8.2% 105th
Cumulative number of objects launched into space 44 objects 2025 up 1,366.7% 20th
Annual number of objects launched into space 1 objects 2025 down 66.7% 42nd
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases 2,448 2015 up 21.9% 16th
Core CPI,seas.adj 146.83 2026 up 30.9% 34th
FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total 142.62 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 5th
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses, by type of vehicle 16,966 Number 2025 down 0.6% 20th
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age 16,966 Number 2025 down 0.6% 20th
Foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries 4.20 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 77.1% 13th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public 82.4% 2017 — 29th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 5.1% 2017 up 24.7% 72nd
Public social spending as share of GDP 28.6% 2024 up 1.1% 4th
Trips by domestic tourists per person 0.4897 trips per person 2024 down 18.7% 54th
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of insurance 56.01 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 26.7% 7th
Countries with a fully funded national statistical plan 1 number 2025 unchanged 1st
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public 6.1% 2017 — 55th
Conversion factors for euro fixed series into euro/ECU - quarterly 1 2026 unchanged 1st
Conversion factors for euro fixed series into euro/ECU - monthly data 1 2026 unchanged 1st
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions 119,732 Persons 2023 up 137.1% 12th
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment 2024 up 241.4% 24th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in public 80.9% 2017 down 1.7% 15th
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of 58.34 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 16.1% 6th
Industry confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -8.6 Balance 2026 down 4,400.0% 36th