Economy
Belgium's GDP annual growth rate is 0.5391% as of 2026-06-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 725.47B, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 0.0309%, GDP per capita at 60,750.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP annual growth rate | 0.5391% | -0.2191 | 0.7582% | 14.51% | -12.05% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| GDP growth rate (QoQ) | 0.0309% | -0.1923 | 0.2233% | 11.48% | -10.9% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 725.47B | +54.48B | 670.98B | 725.47B | 11.81B | USD | 2025-12-31 | |
| GDP per capita | 60,750 | +4,168 | 56,582 | 60,750 | 1,290 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| GNI per capita | 59,500 | +4,210 | 55,290 | 59,500 | 1,480 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.97% | +0.405 | 3.56% | 12.27% | -1.68% | % | 2026-08-31 | |
| Core inflation rate | 3.07% | -0.0015 | 3.07% | 7.56% | 0.2315% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Food inflation rate | 1.19% | -0.6962 | 1.89% | 18.02% | -1.98% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Producer price inflation | 9% | -0.1 | 9.1% | 36% | -13.7% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6% | -0.3 | 6.3% | 9.9% | 4.9% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Employment rate | 67.3% | +0.1 | 67.2% | 67.9% | 61.3% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| Wages (labour cost index) | 3.3% | -0.3 | 3.6% | 9.8% | 0.1% | % | 2025-06-30 | |
| Interest rate | 2.25% | +0 | 2.25% | 4.75% | 0% | % | 2026-08-31 | |
| Government bond 10Y | 3.76% | +0.12 | 3.64% | 10.4% | -0.388% | % | 2026-08-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 56.88B | +3.15B | 53.73B | 69.45B | 11.82B | USD | 2026-08-31 | |
| Industrial production | -5.6% | -2.1 | -3.5% | 52.4% | -20.7% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Manufacturing production | -4.7% | -3.1 | -1.6% | 56.6% | -22.2% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Retail sales | 0.6% | +0.7 | -0.1% | 17.9% | -10% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Construction output | -3.3% | +0.8 | -4.1% | 43.6% | -38.7% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Capacity utilization | 76% | -0.4 | 76.4% | 85% | 69.3% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| Business confidence | -11 | +1.2 | -12.2 | 7 | -34.3 | index | 2026-05-31 | |
| Consumer confidence | -20 | -0.2 | -19.8 | 5.4 | -28.1 | index | 2026-05-31 | |
| Building permits | 84 | -9.96 | 93.96 | 226.56 | 69.73 | index | 2026-02-28 | |
| Car registrations | 91.29 | -12.84 | 104.12 | 196.52 | 11.21 | index | 2023-12-31 | |
| Current account | -1.93% | -1.55 | -0.379% | 4.5% | -1.93% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Balance of trade | 5.44 | +1.1 | 4.33 | 5.44 | -3.07 | USD billion | 2026-04-30 | |
| Exports | 75.45% | -3.87 | 79.32% | 94.36% | 43.77% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Imports | 77.47% | -2.24 | 79.7% | 96.69% | 41.08% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 2.25% | -0.0539 | 2.31% | 2.48% | 0.8536% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Government debt to GDP | 109.1% | +1.2 | 107.9% | 135.2% | 87.5% | % of GDP | 2026-03-31 | |
| Government budget | -5.2% | -0.8 | -4.4% | 0.2% | -9% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 23.7% | -0.5322 | 24.23% | 28.78% | 23.36% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 25.75% | +1.19 | 24.55% | 30.29% | 18.57% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Population | 11.94M | +83,171 | 11.86M | 11.94M | 9.15M | people | 2025-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 | -0.1 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 69.7 | years | 2024-12-31 |
Belgium's GDP growth is 0.5391% as of 2026-06-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Belgium's inflation rate (CPI) is 3.97% as of 2026-08-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Belgium has 86 macroeconomic and markets indicators on ECONOMY, sourced from national statistics offices and central banks, last updated 2026-08-31.
Last updated 2026-08-31