Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium
Belgium: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -0.2% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 104.8% on the previous year and down 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium peaked at 15.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -9.1%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 2.9% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -79.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +882.5% |
| 2001 | -7.1% | -207.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -245.9% |
| 2003 | -3.3% | -131.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -318.3% |
| 2005 | -2.7% | -137.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -426.0% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | -103.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -325.6% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +703.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +73.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -93.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +278.8% |
| 2013 | -8.6% | -538.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -188.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +98.8% |
| 2016 | -7.4% | -148.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -166.0% |
| 2018 | -9.1% | -288.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -149.7% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -184.2% |
| 2021 | -0.9% | -75.3% |
| 2022 | -3.1% | +228.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -371.5% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -61.8% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | -104.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -9.1% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -3.8% | 8.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Belgium was -0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.1% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Belgium ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.