Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Belgium
Belgium: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 9,993 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9,993 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Belgium peaked at 184,393 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,534 million USD, in 2019.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,172 million USD | 6,585 million USD | 184,393 million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 34,416 million USD | 4,534 million USD | 81,588 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,336 million USD | 7,278 million USD | 31,806 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.9832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7431 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 45,146 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -2.02 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.47 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 45,146 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 11.17 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 539.12 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Belgium?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Belgium was 9,993 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 184,393 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,534 million USD in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.