Transport services in Belgium
Belgium: Transport services was 17.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Belgium, 2002–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Belgium stood at 17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Belgium peaked at 28.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 164th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Transport services in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.6% | — |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.6% | 28.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 20.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,048 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.212 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Belgium?
- Transport services in Belgium was 17.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for transport services?
- Belgium ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.