Economy
Belgium's GDP annual growth rate is 0.7582% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 725.47B, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 0.2233%, GDP per capita at 60,750.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average annual wages | 76,109 | +447.2 | 75,662 | 76,109 | 58,013 | USD PPP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Employment rate | 67.1% | -0.1 | 67.2% | 67.9% | 61.3% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| Job vacancy rate | 1.6% | -0.6 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% | % | 2011-12-31 | |
| Labour force participation | 54.27% | -0.264 | 54.54% | 54.58% | 48.26% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 | -0.1 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 69.7 | years | 2024-12-31 | |
| Long-term unemployment | 2% | +0 | 2% | 4% | 2% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Minimum wage (% of median) | 49.53% | +0.7916 | 48.73% | 56.42% | 41.04% | % | 2024-12-31 | |
| Minimum wages | 31,654 | +435.98 | 31,218 | 31,654 | 29,406 | USD PPP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Population growth | 0.6989% | +0.0333 | 0.6656% | 1.3% | -0.0272% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Population | 11.94M | +83,171 | 11.86M | 11.94M | 9.15M | people | 2025-12-31 | |
| Productivity (GDP per worker) | 146,630 | -41.04 | 146,671 | 146,671 | 112,809 | int$ | 2024-12-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | -0.0667 | 6.27% | 9.9% | 4.9% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| Wages (labour cost index) | 3.3% | -0.3 | 3.6% | 9.8% | 0.1% | % | 2025-06-30 | |
| Youth unemployment rate | 17.78% | +0.434 | 17.34% | 23.69% | 13.2% | % | 2025-12-31 |
Belgium's GDP growth is 0.7582% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Belgium's inflation rate (CPI) is 4.08% as of 2026-05-31, 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 2026-06-30.
Last updated 2026-06-30