Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Belgium, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Belgium peaked at 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Belgium 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 158 Slovenia 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Netherlands 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 United Kingdom 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Austria 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Puerto Rico 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Denmark 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Belgium was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Belgium ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.