Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Belgium
Belgium: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0156 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Belgium, 2000–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0156 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Belgium peaked at 0.0156 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belgium 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0156 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0156 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0061 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 79 Bahrain 0.0186 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Switzerland 0.0184 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Kenya 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mexico 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Sweden 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Puerto Rico 0.0118 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Belgium?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Belgium was 0.0156 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0156 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Belgium ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.