Trade in services in Belgium
Belgium: Trade in services was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Belgium, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Belgium is 46.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Belgium peaked at 47.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 40th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Trade in services in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.6% | — |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.1% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.0% | 47.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 37 Netherlands 46.9% compare
- 38 Montenegro 46.7% compare
- 39 Albania 46.5% compare
- 41 Djibouti 45.8% compare
- 42 Mauritius 43.3% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 42.2% compare
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.1449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -465.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -441.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 392.55 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Belgium?
- Trade in services in Belgium was 46.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for trade in services?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.