Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was -6.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -6.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 844.6% on the previous year and down 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Belgium peaked at 37.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 207th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -81.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +54.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +65.1% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +79.5% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +63.4% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -92.4% |
| 2013 | -5.7% | -338.7% |
| 2014 | -2.8% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | -4.2% | +49.8% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -386.6% |
| 2017 | -7.4% | -161.4% |
| 2018 | -7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -2.0% | -74.3% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | +188.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -199.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -60.9% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -129.3% |
| 2024 | -6.2% | +844.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 7.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | -7.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -6.2% | 5.7% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,727 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,847 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Belgium?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Belgium was -6.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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