Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) in Belgium
Belgium: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) was 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 8th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 11.51 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.73 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.83 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.28 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 12.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.89 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.34 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 13.46 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.88 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.98 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.04 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 14.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.98 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.51 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 14.68 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 15.58 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.71 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.62 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.42 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 11.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 13.46 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.47 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 13.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 15.51 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.44 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 14.68 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Qatar 33.23 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
- 6 Netherlands 26.12 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 15.56 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
- 10 Switzerland 14.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
- 11 Luxembourg 14.03 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre compare
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- 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), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre in Belgium was 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.