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$) at 725.47B, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 0.2233%, GDP per capita at 60,750.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP annual growth rate | 0.7582% | -0.1747 | 0.9329% | 14.51% | -12.05% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| GDP growth rate (QoQ) | 0.2233% | +0.1714 | 0.0518% | 11.48% | -10.9% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 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 | 4.08% | +0.077 | 4% | 12.27% | -1.68% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| 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 | 9.7% | +1 | 8.7% | 36% | -13.7% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | -0.0667 | 6.27% | 9.9% | 4.9% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| Employment rate | 67.1% | -0.1 | 67.2% | 67.9% | 61.3% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| Wages (labour cost index) | 3.3% | -0.3 | 3.6% | 9.8% | 0.1% | % | 2025-06-30 | |
| Interest rate | 2% | +0 | 2% | 4.75% | 0% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Government bond 10Y | 3.6% | +0.01 | 3.59% | 10.4% | -0.388% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 57.14B | -811.19M | 57.95B | 69.45B | 11.82B | USD | 2026-05-31 | |
| Industrial production | 0.3% | -5.6 | 5.9% | 57.4% | -18.5% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| Manufacturing production | 1.4% | -6.9 | 8.3% | 62.1% | -19.2% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| Retail sales | -2.1% | -4 | 1.9% | 17.9% | -10% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| Construction output | -3.8% | -7.2 | 3.4% | 43.6% | -38.7% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| 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 | -2.95% | -2.41 | -0.5354% | 7.51% | -7.11% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Balance of trade | 5.44 | +1.1 | 4.33 | 5.44 | -3.07 | USD billion | 2026-04-30 | |
| Exports | 79.27% | -3.47 | 82.74% | 94.42% | 43.77% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Imports | 79.66% | -3.45 | 83.1% | 96.76% | 41.08% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 2.31% | +0.0579 | 2.25% | 2.48% | 0.8536% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Government debt to GDP | 107.9% | +0.8 | 107.1% | 135.2% | 87.5% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Government budget | -5.2% | -0.8 | -4.4% | 0.2% | -9% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 24.12% | -1.26 | 25.38% | 28.78% | 23.36% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 24.5% | -0.8238 | 25.32% | 30.29% | 18.57% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| 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 0.7582% 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