Medical technology availability in Belgium
Belgium: Medical technology availability was 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Medical technology availability in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical technology availability in Belgium is 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Belgium peaked at 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Medical technology availability in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2004 | 11.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 12.79 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 12.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 14.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 22.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +52.4% |
| 2014 | 21.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 23.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 23.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.82 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 25.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.29 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical technology availability 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +52.4% | 15.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 22.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 13.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 24.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 24.01 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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 medical technology availability in Belgium?
- Medical technology availability in Belgium was 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.34 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for medical technology availability?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.