Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium
Belgium: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.6913 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.6913 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium peaked at 0.6913 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1581, in 1870.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.1581 | — |
| 1880 | 0.1727 | +9.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1821 | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 0.2072 | +13.8% |
| 1913 | 0.2295 | +10.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2546 | +10.9% |
| 1929 | 0.2596 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 0.2628 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.273 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 0.3431 | +25.7% |
| 1955 | 0.367 | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3992 | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4147 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4281 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4455 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4774 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4985 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5347 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5593 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5851 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6148 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6405 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6619 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6913 | +4.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.6913 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6505, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.6913 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.646, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +25.7% | 0.273 | 0.3431 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1581 | 0.1581 | 0.1581 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1727 | 0.1727 | 0.1727 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1821 | 0.1821 | 0.1821 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2295 | 0.2295 | 0.2295 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2571 | 0.2546 | 0.2596 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.2679 | 0.2628 | 0.273 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.355 | 0.3431 | 0.367 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.4069 | 0.3992 | 0.4147 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4368 | 0.4281 | 0.4455 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.488 | 0.4774 | 0.4985 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.547 | 0.5347 | 0.5593 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 0.5851 | 0.6148 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6512 | 0.6405 | 0.6619 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6913 | 0.6913 | 0.6913 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Belgium was 0.6913 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6913 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1581 in 1870.
- How does Belgium rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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