Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Belgium
Belgium: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 23,019 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Belgium stood at 23,019 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Belgium peaked at 193,950 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3,506 million USD, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16,250 million USD | — |
| 2003 | 33,475 million USD | +106.0% |
| 2004 | 44,174 million USD | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 34,372 million USD | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 58,890 million USD | +71.3% |
| 2007 | 93,429 million USD | +58.6% |
| 2008 | 193,950 million USD | +107.6% |
| 2009 | 60,960 million USD | -68.6% |
| 2010 | 77,015 million USD | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 119,022 million USD | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 11,670 million USD | -90.2% |
| 2013 | 23,898 million USD | +104.8% |
| 2014 | -3,506 million USD | -114.7% |
| 2015 | 28,331 million USD | -908.1% |
| 2016 | 59,243 million USD | +109.1% |
| 2017 | -708.31 million USD | -101.2% |
| 2018 | 35,713 million USD | -5142.1% |
| 2019 | 9,548 million USD | -73.3% |
| 2020 | 2,420 million USD | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 12,393 million USD | +412.0% |
| 2022 | 9,653 million USD | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 23,019 million USD | +138.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 23,019 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 5.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 23,019 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,447 million USD, 6.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5142.1% | -708.31 million USD | 35,713 million USD |
| 2015 | +908.1% | -3,506 million USD | 28,331 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,938 million USD | 16,250 million USD | 193,950 million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 36,023 million USD | -3,506 million USD | 119,022 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,871 million USD | 2,420 million USD | 23,019 million USD | 4 |
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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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Belgium?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Belgium was 23,019 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 193,950 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,506 million USD in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.