Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belgium is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6677 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 40,564 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,593 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Belgium was 1.6% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.