National Bank of Belgium

The data shown on this page correspond to the economic and financial variables described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For an extended explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Belgium has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page.

Unless otherwise indicated, data are not seasonally adjusted
Dots are delimiters for units of thousands, commas indicate decimal points
Some of the prescribed breakdowns are shown on separate pages through a link found in the last column "More Info" of the NSDP.

REAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
National Accounts, chain linked, ESA95
* GDP at market prices	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	90.239	90.328	-0,10	-0,50	[Backdata]
* Flash-estimate of real GDP growth	percentage	Q1/13			0,1	-0,5
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	681	679	0,29	1,34	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	13.271	13.346	-0,56	-2,77	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	4.705	4.768	-1,32	-1,28	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	62.036	62.056	-0,03	-0,06	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	9.546	9.480	0,70	0,14	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	46.968	47.023	-0,12	-0,42	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	21.925	21.882	0,20	0,20	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros						[Backdata]
** Total export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	75.123	75.979	-1,13	1,15	[Backdata]
** Total import	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2010 euros	Q4/12	72.787	73.784	-1,35	0,26	[Backdata]
* Price deflators value added:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	116,3	106,9	8,79	33,99	[Backdata]
** Industry	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	104,9	104	0,87	2,54	[Backdata]
** Construction	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	101,3	100,8	0,50	0,20	[Backdata]
** Services	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	104,8	104,5	0,29	2,24	[Backdata]
** Other components	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	107,1	104,3	2,68	1,13	[Backdata]
** GDP at market prices	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	105	104,2	0,77	2,34	[Backdata]
* Price deflators expenditure:
** Private final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	106,4	106	0,38	2,21	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100	Q4/12	108,3	107,4	0,84	3,34	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2010 = 100						[Backdata]
National Accounts at current prices, ESA95
* GDP at market prices	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	94.751	94.138	0,65	1,82	[Backdata]
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	792	726	9,09	35,85	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	13.923	13.876	0,34	-0,27	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	4.765	4.807	-0,87	-1,12	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	65.044	64.841	0,31	2,27	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	10.227	9.889	3,42	1,35	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	49.976	49.841	0,27	1,79	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	23.735	23.491	1,04	3,46	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	19.944	19.533	2,10	-0,89	[Backdata]
** Net export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/12	1.095	1.273	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata]
Industrial Production excluding construction	gross series, index 2010 = 100	Feb/13	96,89	97,29	-0,41	-1,06	[Backdata and detail]
Forward-looking indicator: qualitative business survey	monthly weightened results, gross series, seasonally adjusted	Apr/13	-14,7	-15	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
Degree of utilisation of installed production capacity: total of all industries	last month of quarter weightened result, gross series, in percentage	Apr/13	75,2	74	1,62	-3,22	[Backdata]
Employment	thousands, s.a. + w.d.a.	Q4/12	4.629,6	4.627	0,06	-0,19	[Backdata and detail]
Unemployment rate	seasonally adjusted, E.U.-definition, in percentage of labour force	Mar/13	8,2	8,2	0,00	12,33	[Backdata and detail]
Wages	labour cost index 2008 = 100, sa	Q4/12	115,01	114,23	0,68	2,64	[Backdata]
Consumer prices	index 2004 = 100	Apr/13	122,14	122,19	-0,04	1,00	[Backdata and detail]
Producer Prices	index 2010= 100	Mar/13	114,68	114,76	-0,07	1,32	[Backdata and detail]
FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
General Government Operations
* Revenue	EUR millions	2012	191.321,6	183.040,9	4,52	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	2012	206.490,2	197.391,7	4,61	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	2012	-15.168,6	-14.350,8	5,70	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	2012	11.634	26.354	-55,85	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Operations
* Revenue	EUR millions	Mar/13	2.256	1.523	48,13	-30,11	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	Mar/13	10.330	3.187	224,13	9,75	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	Mar/13	-7.755	-2.527	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	Mar/13	1.107	2.936	-62,30	-70,75	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Debt
* Total debt	EUR millions	Mar/13	372.611	371.503	0,30	0,92	[Backdata and detail]
* By original maturity
** Up to 1 year	EUR millions	Mar/13	48.775	38.586	26,41	-6,61	[Backdata]
** Over 1 year	EUR millions	Mar/13	323.837	332.917	-2,73	2,16	[Backdata]
* By currency
** Euro (since 1999) (before 1999: only Belgian francs)	EUR millions	Mar/13	371.439	370.332	0,30	0,93	[Backdata]
** Foreign currencies (since 1999 only currencies not belonging to the euro zone)	EUR millions	Mar/13	1.173	1.171	0,17	-1,51	[Backdata and detail]
*** USD	EUR millions	Mar/13	0	0			[Backdata]
FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
* National contribution to the euro area M3	EUR millions	Mar/13	420.700	420.400	0,07	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government (gross)	EUR millions	Mar/13	133.645	134.476	-0,62	-4,09	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Mar/13	107.124	108.719	-1,47	-6,08	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on private sector, other than MFI	EUR millions	Mar/13	396.575	393.395	0,81	0,91	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Mar/13	102.597	102.864	-0,26	-2,50	[Backdata and detail]
* Deposits by central government	EUR millions	Mar/13	3.724	4.179	-10,89	11,13	[Backdata]
* External position	EUR millions	Mar/13	40.611	44.233	-8,19	34,66	[Backdata]
* Foreign assets (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Mar/13	210.252	197.971	6,20	6,19	[Backdata]
* Foreign liabilities (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Mar/13	169.641	153.738	10,34	1,07	[Backdata]
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
* Base money	EUR millions	Apr/13	46.407	53.143	-12,68	-20,83	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government	EUR millions	Apr/13	17.736	18.115	-2,09	-4,44	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on all private sector	EUR millions	Apr/13	21.535	22.627	-4,83	-56,94	[Backdata and detail]
* External position	EUR millions	Apr/13	16.503	17.725	-6,89	-5,97	[Backdata and detail]
Interest rates
* ESCB-rate for main refinancing operations	percentage	2013-05-17	0,5	0,5	0,00	-50,00	[Backdata]
* 3 month Belgian Treasury Bills	percentage	2013-05-17	0,01	0		-95,00	[Backdata]
* Belgian Government Bonds (benchmark, 10 year)	percentage	2013-05-17	1,99	2,06	-3,40	-41,12	[Backdata]
Financial soundness indicators	Click on the data category title to view the Belgian FSI-page
Stock market, BAS - price index	index 1 January 1980 = 1000	2013-05-16	9.493,31	9.528,69	-0,37	24,88	[Backdata]
EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Balance of Payments of Belgium
* Current account (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	-903	-567	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Good and services (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	-585	-469	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Import of goods and services	EUR millions	Dec/12	25.804	26.832	-3,83	-4,32	[Backdata and detail]
*** Export of goods and services	EUR millions	Dec/12	25.219	26.363	-4,34	-0,83	[Backdata and detail]
** Income (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	376	323	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
** Current transfers (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	-694	-421	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Capital account (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	3	-1	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Financial account and international reserves (net)	EUR millions	Dec/12	1.487	336	n.a.	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
International reserves
* Gross international reserves
** Reserve assets of the NBB	USD billions	Apr/13	28,6	29,5	-3,05	-6,54	[Backdata]
*** Gold	USD billions	Apr/13	10,8	11,7	-7,69	-10,74	[Backdata]
*** SDR's	USD billions	Apr/13	6,2	6,2	0,00	-4,62	[Backdata]
*** IMF-position	USD billions	Apr/13	3,6	3,6	0,00	-2,70	[Backdata]
*** Foreign currencies	USD billions	Apr/13	8	8,1	-1,23	-3,61	[Backdata]
* Data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity	EUR millions	Mar/13	22.964	22.634	1,46	0,52	[TEMPLATE] [Backdata]
Merchandise Trade
* Total exports	EUR millions	Mar/13	32.087,3	28.567,8	12,32	-2,03	[Backdata and detail]
* Total imports	EUR millions	Mar/13	29.538,8	27.594,5	7,05	-6,23	[Backdata and detail]
Exchange Rates: EUR	USD	2013-05-16	1,289	1,2864	0,20	1,19	[Backdata and detail]
International Investment Position - BLEU
* Assets	EUR billions	2001	2.539	2.284	11,16	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2001	586	519	12,91	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2001	1.184	1.086	9,02	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2001	448	476	-5,88	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2001	736	610	20,66	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2001	753	666	13,06	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Reserve assets	EUR billions	2001	16	13	23,08	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Liabilities	EUR billions	2001	2.388	2.112	13,07	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2001	649	558	16,31	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2001	973	872	11,58	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2001	772	713	8,27	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2001	201	159	26,42	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2001	766	682	12,32	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Net	EUR billions	2001	151	172	-12,21	n.a.	[Backdata]
International Investment Position - Belgium
* Assets	EUR billions	2011	1.861	1.778	4,67	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2011	775	696	11,35	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2011	515	544	-5,33	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2011	151	172	-12,21	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2011	364	372	-2,15	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2011	548	518	5,79	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Reserve assets	EUR billions	2011	23	20	15,00	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Liabilities	EUR billions	2011	1.618	1.549	4,45	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2011	768	713	7,71	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2011	307	319	-3,76	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2011	54	59	-8,47	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2011	253	260	-2,69	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2011	543	517	5,03	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Net	EUR billions	2011	243	229	6,11	n.a.	[Backdata]
Gross external Debt	EUR millions, end-period stock	Q4/12	1.079.388	1.096.483	-1,56	-1,45	[Backdata and detail]
POPULATION
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations					More Info
SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Period and Date of Latest Data	Latest Data	Data for Previous Period	% Change from Previous Period	% Change from Same Period Last Year to Latest Period	More Info
Total population	thousands	2012	11.107	11.036	0,64	n.a.	[Backdata]