Belgium vs France: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate
Belgium
0.9831 % change on previous year
in 2025
France
0.8409 % change on previous year
in 2025
Belgium rank
167th
France rank
170th
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.9831 % change on previous year against 0.8409 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 0.1422 % change on previous year.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 167th and France ranks 170th of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.0861 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 0.2591 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.1306 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 0.9382 % change on previous year | 0.5832 % change on previous year | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 0.9831 % change on previous year against 0.8409 % change on previous year in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Belgium and France?
- 0.1422 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 167th and France ranks 170th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.