Industry (including construction), value added in Belgium

Belgium: Industry (including construction), value added was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
up 37,699.0%
World rank
132nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2022
All-time low
-5.4%
in 2020
Years of data
30
1996–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Belgium, 1996–2025

-5051996201020251996: 2.3 annual % growth1997: 5.9 annual % growth1998: 1.5 annual % growth1999: 1.7 annual % growth2000: 6.1 annual % growth2001: 0.43 annual % growth2002: 0.027 annual % growth2003: 0.348 annual % growth2004: 4.9 annual % growth2005: 2.4 annual % growth2006: 0.843 annual % growth2007: 4.8 annual % growth2008: -2 annual % growth2009: -4.3 annual % growth2010: 3.1 annual % growth2011: 1.9 annual % growth2012: -2.3 annual % growth2013: 0.725 annual % growth2014: 1.4 annual % growth2015: 0.771 annual % growth2016: -1.2 annual % growth2017: 1 annual % growth2018: 0.515 annual % growth2019: 3.5 annual % growth2020: -5.4 annual % growth2021: -1.5 annual % growth2022: 7.4 annual % growth2023: 1.3 annual % growth2024: 0.003 annual % growth2025: 1 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Belgium stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37,699.0% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Belgium peaked at 7.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2020.

Belgium ranks 132nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.9% 1.5% 5.9% 4
2000s 1.4% -4.3% 6.1% 10
2010s 0.9% -2.3% 3.5% 10
2020s 0.5% -5.4% 7.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Belgium?
Industry (including construction), value added in Belgium was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2020.
How does Belgium rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Belgium ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,253 data points, 1961–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.