Internet purchases by individuals in Belgium
Belgium: Internet purchases by individuals was 54.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Belgium, 2005–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2019, internet purchases by individuals in Belgium stood at 54.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 121.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Belgium peaked at 54.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.4% | — |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +80.8% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +11.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 54.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 54.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internet purchases by individuals in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +80.8% | 13.7% | 24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.4% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 26.9% | 54.6% | 10 |
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 internet purchases by individuals in Belgium?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Belgium was 54.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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