Annual capital formation by economic activity — Gross fixed capital in Belgium
Belgium: Annual capital formation by economic activity — Gross fixed capital was 117.57 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual capital formation by economic activity — Gross fixed capital in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital in Belgium stood at 117.57 Index. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital in Belgium peaked at 117.57 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.75 Index, in 1995.
That places Belgium 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual capital formation by economic activity — Gross fixed capital in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.75 Index | — |
| 1996 | 53.12 Index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 53.77 Index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.32 Index | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 55.31 Index | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 56.95 Index | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 58.52 Index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 59.75 Index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 61.24 Index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.38 Index | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 67.3 Index | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 71.07 Index | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 74.23 Index | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 80.01 Index | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 80.83 Index | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.07 Index | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 84.82 Index | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 86.03 Index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 88 Index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 87.93 Index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.56 Index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.31 Index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.41 Index | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 93.98 Index | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 97.1 Index | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 100 Index | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 105.28 Index | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 110.92 Index | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 115.09 Index | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 117.57 Index | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.85 Index | 52.75 Index | 55.31 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.43 Index | 56.95 Index | 80.83 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.02 Index | 82.07 Index | 97.1 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.77 Index | 100 Index | 117.57 Index | 5 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 43,273 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6304 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 38,295 current LCU per person (2025)
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- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital in Belgium?
- Annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital in Belgium was 117.57 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 117.57 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.75 Index in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual capital formation by economic activity — gross fixed capital rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 Annual capital formation by economic activity — Gross fixed capital formation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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