Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Belgium
Belgium: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed was 21.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Belgium, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Belgium is 21.41 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Belgium peaked at 21.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.31 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 27th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.45 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 19.79 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.58 Percentage of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 19.42 Percentage of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 20.09 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 20.14 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.85 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.79 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 19.23 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 19.87 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.75 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.28 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.82 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 20.22 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.91 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.41 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21.41 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.1 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21.41 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.92 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.76 Percentage of GDP | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | 21.15 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 Percentage of GDP | 19.23 Percentage of GDP | 21.41 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 24 Dominican Republic 21.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 24 Madagascar 7.95 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Austria 21.53 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Kuwait 21.48 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Eswatini 5.38 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 Equatorial Guinea 3.53 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Botswana 21.3 Percentage of GDP compare
- 29 Chile 21.13 Percentage of GDP compare
- 30 Romania 20.51 Percentage 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 africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Belgium?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Belgium was 21.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.31 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.