Reference Data in Belgium

4,104 indicators covering reference data for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 0.5418 2016 up 10.1% 58th
Average age, total 41.6 2016 up 3.6% 24th
Owns a credit card 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 81st
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower 84.7% 2017 up 14.5% 30th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed lower 88.4% 2017 up 10.8% 28th
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) 28.5 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 42nd
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) 5 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 71st
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D 148,062 Persons 2019 up 66.8% 7th
Material flow accounts 81,590 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 15.5% 21st
Material flow accounts - main indicators 81,590 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 15.5% 21st
Production in construction - quarterly data 92.4 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 17.6% 30th
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries 17.6% 2024 up 9.4% 20th
Foreign aid spent in recipient countries 2.67 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 22.7% 17th
Consultation of a dentist per inhabitant 1.35 Number per inhabitant 2024 up 9.8% 13th
Expenditure on social benefits by function 177,829 Million euro 2024 up 53.4% 12th
Working-age population with no education, total 0.0% 2016 up 336.5% 41st
Working-age population with primary education, total 0.1% 2016 down 14.5% 79th
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total 0.6% 2016 up 55.4% 3rd
Working-age population with secondary education, total 0.3% 2016 down 45.2% 92nd
National road freight transport by distance class and type of 17,731 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 16.7% 16th
Roundwood removals by type of wood and assortment 5,351 Thousand cubic metres 2020 up 10.9% 25th
Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure 187,097 Million euro 2024 up 54.8% 12th
Expenditure on pensions by type of pension and means-testing 83,461 Million euro 2024 up 68.0% 12th
Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and 177,829 Million euro 2024 up 53.4% 12th
Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and 17,891 Million euro 2024 up 95.4% 10th
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing 75,816 Million euro 2024 up 92.2% 12th
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing 9,164 Million euro 2024 up 17.2% 9th
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and 12,936 Million euro 2024 up 47.7% 14th
Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and 4,949 Million euro 2024 up 91.8% 10th
Social protection receipts by type 190,480 Million euro 2024 up 55.0% 12th
Social contributions by type of contributors 106,664 Million euro 2024 up 46.0% 12th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 22.6% 2017 down 14.4% 14th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 16.8% 2017 down 38.1% 30th
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed 95,618 Thousand train-kilometres 2024 up 18.4% 15th
Over-qualification rates by citizenship 19.8% 2025 up 2.6% 29th
Social protection receipts by institutional sector 52,411 Million euro 2024 up 40.1% 10th
Social protection receipts by type and institutional sector 52,411 Million euro 2024 up 40.1% 10th
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total 42.03 2016 up 4.6% 26th
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total 0.8% 2016 up 5.4% 68th
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total 0.9% 2016 up 2.2% 70th
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total 0.6% 2016 up 0.2% 59th
Average effective age of retirement for men 61.6 years 2018 up 2.8% 46th
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total 0.7% 2016 down 1.9% 61st
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total 0.2% 2016 down 14.4% 44th
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 down 16.2% 42nd
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 0.1% 2016 down 19.9% 93rd
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 32.8% 2017 up 11.0% 39th
General government expenditure by function 26,902 Million euro 2024 up 57.9% 15th
Production forecasts for bovines, sheep and goats - bi-annual data 354.9 Thousand heads (animals) 2027 down 12.4% 12th
Area of the regions by other typologies 9,899 Square kilometre 2025 up 35.8% 12th
Production in industry - quarterly data 89.1 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 21.4% 33rd
Quarterly non-financial accounts for general government 23,754 Million euro 2026 up 42.3% 9th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 30.6% 2017 up 11.2% 39th
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of 35.1% 2017 up 10.6% 39th
Services confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 7.1 Balance 2026 down 50.7% 21st
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, natural gas 0.2204 current US$ 2020 — 54th
Nonrenewable natural capital, natural gas 2.54 million current US$ 2020 — 53rd
Physicians by sex and age 39,610 Number 2024 up 18.8% 19th
Industrial roundwood by species 183,476 Thousand euro 2024 up 4,021.8% 8th
Capital stocks by industry (NACE Rev.2) and detailed asset type 1.59 million Chain linked volumes (2020), million euro 2024 up 17.0% 8th