GERD as a percentage of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 3.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
3.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
6th
of 116 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2021
All-time low
1.7%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996β2023
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Belgium, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Belgium stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Belgium peaked at 3.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1996.
That places Belgium 6th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Belgium?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Belgium was 3.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release