GDP growth in Belgium
Belgium: GDP growth was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Belgium, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Belgium is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Belgium peaked at 7.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 177th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | -2.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -0.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -1.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -4.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 1.0% compare
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- 176 Russia 1.0% compare
- 178 Greenland 0.9% compare
- 179 Faroe Islands 0.8% compare
- 180 France 0.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.14 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 60.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 68.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.13 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.96 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 54,441 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 59,500 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 650.12 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Belgium?
- Gdp growth in Belgium was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for gdp growth?
- Belgium ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.