Reference Data in Belgium

4,082 indicators covering reference data for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Democracy 2 2018 unchanged 1st
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2010 unchanged 96th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) -0.0949 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.2% 114th
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 0.5% 58th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 0.3187 units per person 2019 up 1.3% 1st
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 84.6% 99th
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 3.1% 23rd
Regulation of Political Participation Score 2 2018 unchanged 110th
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score 3 2018 unchanged 94th
Constraints on the Executive Score 7 2018 unchanged 1st
Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 4 2018 unchanged 1st
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 3 2018 unchanged 1st
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 33.1% 25th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 2.6% 70th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.8% 29th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 up 7.3% 97th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 1,233 current US$ per person 2021 up 16.0% 10th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 14.29 billion current US$ 2021 up 21.8% 13th
Elections recently led to a change in government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 1st
Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 — 61st
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual -2.15 % change on previous year 2019 up 66.2% 116th
Per capita daily gas consumption 0.1528 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 down 3.7% 18th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 468,489 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 21.2% 7th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 11.43 % change on previous year 2013 up 1,700.1% 85th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 16.07 % change on previous year 2019 up 177.7% 28th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year 2021 up 33.9% 108th
Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0578 barrels per capita per day 2019 up 0.3% 19th
Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.1 2018 down 11.4% 134th
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.1 2018 down 11.4% 134th
Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.5 2018 up 7.1% 3rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 56.7% 2018 up 45.6% 201st
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 49,177 units per person 2025 up 41.8% 11th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 7,765 units per person 2025 up 58.4% 10th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 92.73 billion 2025 up 67.8% 11th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 587.26 billion 2025 up 50.2% 14th
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.8095 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.5% 10th
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.1278 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 6.6% 9th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year 2019 up 103.0% 104th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -10.85 % change on previous year 2019 down 161.9% 118th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0014 units per person 2023 down 2.8% 17th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 — 97th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 — 145th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 146th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 99th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 16,816 2023 up 2.6% 28th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 1,428 articles per million people 2023 down 2.8% 17th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.4% 72nd
Total Reserves 24,999 2025 up 49.6% 58th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.5515 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.0% 9th
Rule of Law - Governance score 79.04 0-100 2024 down 1.7% 22nd
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.7% 22nd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 821.04 arrivals per 1,000 people 2024 up 16.7% 65th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 83.05 0-100 2024 up 0.6% 13th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.1% 13th
Total Reserves, per capita 0.0021 units per person 2025 up 41.3% 59th
Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.9% 148th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.44 years 2018 down 2.5% 11th
Political Stability - Governance score 67.97 0-100 2024 down 14.3% 99th
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 84.6% 99th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled 332,683 2019 down 28.7% 27th