Machinery and transport equipment in Belgium
Belgium: Machinery and transport equipment was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Belgium, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery and transport equipment in Belgium is 15.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 34.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Belgium peaked at 20.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 51st out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 14.5% | — |
| 1964 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 14.8% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 14.3% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +34.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +34.2% | 11.9% | 15.9% |
| 1995 | +28.9% | 14.1% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- 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 machinery and transport equipment in Belgium?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Belgium was 15.9% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Belgium ranks 51st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).