Medical technology - historical data in Belgium
Belgium: Medical technology - historical data was 284 Number in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical technology - historical data in Belgium, 2003–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2021, medical technology - historical data in Belgium stood at 284 Number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology - historical data in Belgium peaked at 284 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 109 Number, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Medical technology - historical data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 109 Number | — |
| 2004 | 117 Number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 134 Number | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 132 Number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 139 Number | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 149 Number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 154 Number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 152 Number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 152 Number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 167 Number | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 256 Number | +53.3% |
| 2014 | 244 Number | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 266 Number | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 271 Number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 271 Number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 273 Number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 277 Number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 277 Number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 284 Number | +2.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 284 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 Number, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 284 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 168 Number, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical technology - historical data 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 | +53.3% | 167 Number | 256 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133.43 Number | 109 Number | 154 Number | 7 |
| 2010s | 232.9 Number | 152 Number | 277 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.5 Number | 277 Number | 284 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 Greece 468 Number compare
- 11 Romania 368 Number compare
- 12 Switzerland 342 Number compare
- 14 Bulgaria 281 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 256 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 256 Number compare
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 - historical data in Belgium?
- Medical technology - historical data in Belgium was 284 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest medical technology - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 284 Number in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical technology - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 109 Number in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for medical technology - historical data?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical technology - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. 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 Medical technology - historical data (1980-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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