Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Belgium
Belgium: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 9,993 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium stood at 9,993 million USD.
The figure is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 184,393 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,534 million USD, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17,928 million USD | — |
| 2003 | 45,868 million USD | +155.8% |
| 2004 | 36,308 million USD | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 34,092 million USD | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 51,291 million USD | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 72,910 million USD | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 184,393 million USD | +152.9% |
| 2009 | 6,585 million USD | -96.4% |
| 2010 | 22,103 million USD | +235.7% |
| 2011 | 81,588 million USD | +269.1% |
| 2012 | 37,158 million USD | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 34,776 million USD | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 8,495 million USD | -75.6% |
| 2015 | 55,199 million USD | +549.8% |
| 2016 | 35,782 million USD | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 28,092 million USD | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 36,428 million USD | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 4,534 million USD | -87.6% |
| 2020 | 7,278 million USD | +60.5% |
| 2021 | 31,806 million USD | +337.0% |
| 2022 | 20,267 million USD | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 9,993 million USD | -50.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9,993 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 10.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9,993 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 566.23 million USD, 17.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +549.8% | 8,495 million USD | 55,199 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,172 million USD | 6,585 million USD | 184,393 million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 34,416 million USD | 4,534 million USD | 81,588 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,336 million USD | 7,278 million USD | 31,806 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Belgium was 9,993 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 184,393 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,534 million USD in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.