Belgium vs France: GDP growth

Belgium
1.0%
in 2025
France
0.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
176th
France rank
179th

GDP growth over time

  • Belgium
  • France
-505196119932025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in France, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 176th and France ranks 179th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1960s 4.8% 5.7% 0.9% France
1970s 3.6% 4.1% 0.5% France
1980s 2.2% 2.4% 0.2% France
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 0.1% Belgium
2000s 1.8% 1.6% 0.3% Belgium
2010s 1.5% 1.4% 0.1% Belgium
2020s 1.5% 0.9% 0.6% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Belgium or France?
Belgium, at 1.0% against 0.8% in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Belgium and France?
0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for gdp growth?
Belgium ranks 176th and France ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.