Unemployment Rate in Belgium decreased to 5.80 percent in July from 6 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Belgium Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Belgium is a species checklist published by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). It contains information on 3,850+ validated non-native taxa in Belgium and serves as the national reference for the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS, Pagad et al. 2018). The checklist is created through an open and reproducible workflow developed for the TrIAS project (http://trias-project.be, see Methodology). It is published here as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each taxon: the scientific name, higher classification and stable taxon identifier, provided by the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (in the taxon core) and related information in three extensions, provided by the source checklists (or the most trustworthy one in case of competing information). The related information consists of the year of first introduction and last assessment/observation in Belgium and where available its regions (given as a year range in the event date in the distribution extension), coarse habitat information (in the species profile extension) and the pathway(s) of introduction, native ranges (following UN geoscheme), and invasion stage in Belgium (in the description extension). The source for each piece of information is credited. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/trias-project/unified-checklist

We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). We would appreciate it if you follow the GBIF citation guidelines (https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via https://twitter.com/trias_project.

This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).

External Debt in Belgium increased to 1514016 EUR Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 1490696 EUR Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Belgium External Debt - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Manual of the Alien Plants of Belgium is a species checklist dataset published by the Botanic Garden Meise. It contains information on all (over 2.500) non-native vascular plants occurring in the wild in Belgium since 1800. The checklist is almost entirely based on a thorough herbarium revision of the main public Belgian herbaria (Verloove 2006), actively maintained, and updated regularly at Verloove (2018, http://alienplantsbelgium.be). Here it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each species: the scientific name, kingdom, family, stable taxon identifier, and IPNI (2018) scientific name ID where available (in the taxon core), the presence in Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels Capital Region, as well as the year of the first introduction (first collection) and last assessment/observation in Belgium (given as a year range in the event date in the distribution extension), coarse habitat information (in the species profile extension), and the pathway(s) of introduction, native range(s) and invasion stage in Belgium (in the description extension). The dataset can be used for researching and managing alien plants or compiling regional and national registries of alien species. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/trias-project/alien-plants-belgium

We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Zero waiver. We would appreciate it if you follow the GBIF citation guidelines (https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via https://twitter.com/trias_project.

This dataset was published as open data for the TrIAS project (Tracking Invasive Alien Species http://trias-project.be, Vanderhoeven et al. 2017), with technical support provided by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). It is selected as one of the authoritative sources for the compilation of a unified and reproducible checklist of alien species in Belgium.

This resource was created by publishing the backend database of the Belgian Species List website (www.species.be). This publishing work has been done by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform (http://www.biodiversity.be) in the framework of the "GBIF award for evaluating checklist publication format" during May 2011.

Data extracted by Francis Strobbe on May 27th 2011.

Abstract of the Belgian Species List project: Since almost a year now, people of all ages can access the Belgian Species List for an extensive overview of the biodiversity in Belgium. Animals, plants, fungi: you can make your way through a total of more than 32.000 species!

The Belgian species list was set up by the RBINS – the research institution behind the Museum of Natural Sciences – in cooperation with different Belgian and international institutions and organizations.

The purpose of the species list is to become the online reference in naming and occurrence of species in Belgium, easy to consult in just one website that centralizes and standardizes the information. For every species that's been described, information is given on among other things the conservation status, the distribution, the habitat and much more. More and more species index cards are fitted with pictures and interesting links.

The website is aimed at a broad audience: researchers, decision makers, students, journalists, nature conversationists and all nature lovers.

Want to know more? Log on to www.species.be!

Key information about Belgium Market Capitalization: % of GDP

• Belgium Market Capitalization accounted for 106.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a percentage of 108.8 % in the previous year
• Belgium Market Capitalization: % Nominal GDP is updated yearly, available from Dec 1975 to Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 108.8 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of 7.9 % in Dec 1980

CEIC calculates Market Capitalization as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Market Capitalization and annual Nominal GDP. Euronext provides Market Capitalization in EUR. The National Bank of Belgium provides Nominal GDP in EUR based on ESA 2010. The Brussels ESG Index, which comprises 20 listed companies, has been launched since February 2023, leading to a shift-up in market capitalization. Euronext has revised the statistic from December 2022 onwards. Nominal GDP prior to 1995 is based on ESA 1995. Market Capitalization as % of Nominal GDP prior to 1990 is sourced from the World Bank

Key information about Belgium Total Exports

• Belgium Total Exports dropped 9.7 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with a decrease of 1.6 % YoY in the previous month
• Belgium Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to Nov 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.3 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 49.6 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -27.3 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates monthly Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. The National Bank of Belgium provides Total Exports, FOB, in EUR. Total Exports include both Intra-EU and Extra-EU exports.


Further information about Belgium Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Belgium Total Exports recorded 42.1 USD bn in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 41.5 USD bn in Nov 2024, which registered a decrease of 8.4 % year on year
• Belgium Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 40.9 USD mn in Oct 2024

Key information about Belgium Investment: % of GDP

• Belgium Investment accounted for 23.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 23.7 % in the previous quarter.
• Belgium investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Dec 2024, with an average ratio of 22.6 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 29.1 % in Jun 2022 and a record low of 11.8 % in Jun 1983.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Changes in Inventories. The National Bank of Belgium provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR, based on ESA 2010. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1995 is based on ESA 1995.


Related information about Belgium Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Belgium GDP expanded 1.3 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• Belgium Nominal GDP reached 153.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 5.4 % in Mar 2023.
• Belgium GDP Per Capita reached 49,392.7 USD in Dec 2022.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 22.1 % in Sep 2024.

The revenue in the 'IT Outsourcing' segment of the IT services market in Belgium was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.6 billion U.S. dollars (+42.61 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach 5.4 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the revenue of the 'IT Outsourcing' segment of the IT services market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find further information concerning France and the Netherlands. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

United States Imports from Belgium was US$28.27 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Belgium - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Under various scenarios, land use changes in Belgium are simulated at 10-meter resolution. Three SSP-RCP scenarios were used to model the land use trends in the present (2020) and the year 2050 at the national level in Belgium. Key inputs to the model include regional land use demand, quantification of the suitability of grid cells for different land use types, and a reference land cover map. The 10 meter-resolution baseline land use map of Belgium was sourced from the European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover for the reference year 2020. The classification systems ESA is different from LUH2. To make these datasets comparable for land use simulations, we performed reclassification based on the guidelines provided by Pérez-Hoyos et al. (2012); Dong et al. (2018); Liao et al. (2020) to unify the land use classes, except water, into six general categories: 1) urban, 2) cropland, 3) pasture, 4) forestry, 5) bare/sparse vegetation, and 6) undefined.

Belgium BE: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data was reported at 596,320.600 EUR mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 563,543.600 EUR mn for 2022. Belgium BE: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data is updated yearly, averaging 351,743.100 EUR mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 596,320.600 EUR mn in 2023 and a record low of 210,489.100 EUR mn in 1995. Belgium BE: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.IMF.IFS: Gross Domestic Product: by Expenditure: Annual.

Key information about Belgium Visitor Arrivals

• Belgium Visitor Arrivals grew 153.5 % in Dec 2022, compared with an increase of 25.5 % in the previous year
• Belgium Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1993 to Dec 2022
• The data reached an all-time high of 153.5 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -72.3 % in Dec 2020

CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium provides Tourist Arrivals.

Further information about Belgium Visitor Arrivals

• In the latest reports, Belgium Visitor Arrivals recorded 8,220,161.0 person in the year of Dec 2022
• Tourism Revenue of Belgium reached 7.4 USD bn in Dec 2020, an increase of 32.2 % change from the previous year

Graph and download economic data for Real Gross Domestic Product for Belgium (CLVMNACSCAB1GQBE) from Q1 1995 to Q2 2025 about Belgium, real, and GDP.

Key information about Belgium Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Belgium Current Account deficit accounted for 1.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a 1.0 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• Belgium Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1995 to Sep 2024, with an average value of 1.8 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.2 % in Jun 2005 and a record low of -10.0 % in Sep 2022.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The National Bank of Belgium provides Current Account Balance in EUR based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in EUR. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2008 is based on BPM5.


Key information about Belgium Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Belgium, Current Account recorded a deficit of 192.8 USD mn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Belgium Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 11.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 19.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 153.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Belgium: Transport prices, world average = 100: The latest value from 2021 is 150.04 index points, an increase from 141.05 index points in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 92.43 index points, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 2017 to 2021 is 145.55 index points. The minimum value, 141.05 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 150.04 index points was recorded in 2021.

Key information about Belgium Total Imports Growth

• Belgium Total Imports dropped 8.4 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with a decrease of 4.5 % YoY in the previous month
• Belgium Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to Nov 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.6 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 52.6 % in Aug 2022 and a record low of -28.4 % in Apr 2009

CEIC calculates monthly Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The National Bank of Belgium provides Total Imports, CIF, in EUR. Total Imports include both Intra-EU and Extra-EU imports.


Further information about Belgium Total Imports Growth

• In the latest reports, Belgium Total Imports recorded 41.5 USD bn in Nov 2024
• Total Exports reached 42.1 USD bn in Nov 2024, which registered a decrease of 9.7 % year on year
• Belgium Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 583.0 USD mn in Nov 2024

Key information about Belgium External Debt: % of GDP

• Belgium External Debt accounted for 231.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 237.3 % in the previous year.
• Belgium External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2007 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 331.8 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of 231.5 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The National Bank of Belgium provides External Debt in EUR based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in EUR. External Debt prior to 2008 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Belgium External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Belgium, Current Account recorded a deficit of 192.8 USD mn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Belgium Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.4 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• The country's External Debt reached 1,567,110.3 in Jun 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 153.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Belgium: Railroad lines, total length in km: The latest value from 2021 is 3612 km, a decline from 3615 km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 12094 km, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 1995 to 2021 is 3528 km. The minimum value, 3368 km, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 3631 km was recorded in 2014.