Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Belgium
Belgium: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 51.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 51.2% for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Belgium peaked at 52.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 12th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 13.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 34.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.6% | 52.8% | 3 |
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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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Belgium?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Belgium was 51.2% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing