Manufacturing, value added in Belgium
Belgium: Manufacturing, value added was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Belgium stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Belgium peaked at 18.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2021.
That places Belgium 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.3% | — |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,994 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.132 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 8,020 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Belgium?
- Manufacturing, value added in Belgium was 11.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Belgium ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.