Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Belgium
Belgium: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate was -0.2873 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -0.2873 % change on previous year for exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.1% on the previous year and down 107.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Belgium peaked at 14.65 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -11.31 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 141st of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 11.06 % change on previous year | +145.4% |
| 1973 | 14.12 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 1974 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1975 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -323.6% |
| 1976 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -255.3% |
| 1977 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1978 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 7 % change on previous year | +206.1% |
| 1980 | -0.1503 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 1981 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -2356.8% |
| 1982 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 6.47 % change on previous year | +146.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3326 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1986 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +723.0% |
| 1987 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 1988 | 9.63 % change on previous year | +94.0% |
| 1989 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1991 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4425 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1994 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -1981.9% |
| 1995 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1996 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 1998 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 1999 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 12.4 % change on previous year | +155.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3803 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 2002 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +806.7% |
| 2003 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -53.2% |
| 2004 | 6.19 % change on previous year | +283.4% |
| 2005 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2009 | -11.31 % change on previous year | -725.4% |
| 2010 | 10.43 % change on previous year | -192.3% |
| 2011 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2012 | -0.669 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2806 % change on previous year | -141.9% |
| 2014 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +1795.7% |
| 2015 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 6.14 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 2017 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2019 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 2020 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -302.9% |
| 2021 | 14.65 % change on previous year | -345.9% |
| 2022 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2023 | -7.15 % change on previous year | -334.4% |
| 2024 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2873 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -0.2873 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.24 % change on previous year. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -0.2873 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.39 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2356.8% | -0.1503 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1981.9% | -0.4425 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1795.7% | 0.2806 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +806.7% | 0.3803 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.49 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year | 14.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.09 % change on previous year | -0.1503 % change on previous year | 9.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 % change on previous year | -0.4425 % change on previous year | 9.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 % change on previous year | -11.31 % change on previous year | 12.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 % change on previous year | -0.669 % change on previous year | 10.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4345 % change on previous year | -7.15 % change on previous year | 14.65 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 138 Latvia 0.0743 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Cuba -0.2465 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Turkey -0.3188 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Honduras -0.4214 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Germany -0.4437 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Belgium?
- Exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Belgium was -0.2873 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.65 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.31 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 141st out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services (constant lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods and services (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Exports of goods and services 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
The year-on-year percentage change in Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.