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 2007 euros	Q4/09	82.386	82.137	0,30	9,66	[Backdata]
* Flash-estimate of real GDP growth	percentage
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	629	630	-0,16	-75,78	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	12.491	12.553	-0,49	-77,26	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	3.767	3.764	0,08	-0,95	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	56.565	56.234	0,59	-73,48	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	8.904	8.907	-0,03	0,03	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	42.388	42.453	-0,15	-0,91	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	19.670	19.615	0,28	18,70	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	17.700	17.778	-0,44	-77,46	[Backdata]
** Net export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2007 euros	Q4/09	3.057	2.698	13,31	-5,18	[Backdata]
* Price deflators value added:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	70,6	71	-0,56	-3,68	[Backdata]
** Industry	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	100,9	100,7	0,20	0,40	[Backdata]
** Construction	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	103,6	103,7	-0,10	-0,10	[Backdata]
** Services	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	104,5	104,4	0,10	1,26	[Backdata]
** Other components	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	102,8	104,5	-1,63	3,01	[Backdata]
** GDP at market prices	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	103,5	103,5	0,00	1,37	[Backdata]
* Price deflators expenditure:
** Private final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	103,3	103,6	-0,29	-0,29	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	107	106,9	0,09	0,94	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	95,2	94,3	0,95	-7,12	[Backdata]
** Net export	deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2007 = 100	Q4/09	116,7	120,1	-2,83	1.067,00	[Backdata]
National Accounts at current prices, ESA95
* GDP at market prices	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	85.237	84.976	0,31	7,81	[Backdata]
* Value added breakdown:
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	444	447	-0,67	-6,33	[Backdata]
** Industry	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	12.605	12.637	-0,25	-77,10	[Backdata]
** Construction	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	3.904	3.902	0,05	-75,80	[Backdata]
** Services	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	59.133	58.684	0,77	-63,20	[Backdata]
** Other components	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	9.150	9.306	-1,68	32,94	[Backdata]
* Expenditure components:
** Private final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	43.774	44.002	-0,52	-69,67	[Backdata]
** Public final consumption	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	21.044	20.961	0,40	27,81	[Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	16.852	16.772	0,48	5,08	[Backdata]
** Net export	EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices	Q4/09	3.567	3.240	10,09	1.870,72	[Backdata]
Industrial Production	gross series, index 2000 = 100	Dec/09	88,7	95,1	-6,73	-5,94	[Backdata and detail]
Forward-looking indicator: qualitative business survey	monthly weightened results, gross series, seasonally adjusted	Feb/10	-7	-7	0,00	77,71	[Backdata and detail]
Degree of utilisation of installed production capacity: total of all industries	last month of quarter weightened result, gross series, in percentage	Jan/10	73,3	74,1	-1,08	-13,46	[Backdata]
Employment	thousands, s.a. + w.d.a.	Q4/09	4.493,6	4.507,9	-0,32	2,50	[Backdata and detail]
Unemployment rate	seasonally adjusted, E.U.-definition, in percentage of labour force	Jan/10	8	8,1	-1,23	6,67	[Backdata and detail]
Wages	index October 1980 = 100	Jan/10	244,3	243,6	0,29	1,58	[Backdata]
Consumer prices	index 2004 = 100	Feb/10	112,52	112,05	0,42	0,70	[Backdata and detail]
Producer Prices	index 2000= 100	Dec/09	121,13	121,06	0,06	-2,39	[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	2009	161.024	168.197,7	-4,27	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	2009	181.448,2	172.426,4	5,23	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	2009	-20.424,2	-4.228,7	382,99	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	2008	26.836	13.059	105,50	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Operations
* Revenue	EUR millions	Jan/10	3.034	7.118	-57,38	26,79	[Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure	EUR millions	Jan/10	6.338	2.920	117,05	7,55	[Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+)	EUR millions	Jan/10	-2.879	3.704	-177,73	-52,25	[Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities	EUR millions	Jan/10	6.465	-3.494	-285,03	-7,43	[Backdata and detail]
Central Government Debt
* Total debt	EUR millions	Jan/10	327.897	321.389	2,02	1,85	[Backdata and detail]
* By original maturity
** Up to 1 year	EUR millions	Jan/10	48.716	47.232	3,14	-16,75	[Backdata]
** Over 1 year	EUR millions	Jan/10	279.181	274.156	1,83	5,98	[Backdata]
* By currency
** Euro (since 1999) (before 1999: only Belgian francs)	EUR millions	Jan/10	326.335	320.826	1,72		[Backdata]
** Foreign currencies (since 1999 only currencies not belonging to the euro zone)	EUR millions	Jan/10	1.562	563	177,44		[Backdata and detail]
*** USD	EUR millions	Jan/10	0	0		-100,00	[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	Jan/10	416.100	416.300	-0,05	n.a.	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government (gross)	EUR millions	Jan/10	144.398	145.631	-0,85	-7,48	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Jan/10	124.934	126.154	-0,97	-4,90	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on private sector, other than MFI	EUR millions	Jan/10	379.386	388.267	-2,29	-1,88	[Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares	EUR millions	Jan/10	86.444	91.699	-5,73	11,57	[Backdata and detail]
* Deposits by central government	EUR millions	Jan/10	8.148	4.398	85,27	267,36	[Backdata]
* External position	EUR millions	Jan/10	5.351	993	438,87	110,97	[Backdata]
* Foreign assets (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Jan/10	211.078	215.889	-2,23	-16,95	[Backdata]
* Foreign liabilities (outside euro area)	EUR millions	Jan/10	205.727	214.896	-4,27	-17,08	[Backdata]
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
* Base money	EUR millions	Feb/10	40.523	45.522	-10,98	9,71	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government	EUR millions	Feb/10	10.716	10.693	0,22	78,54	[Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on all private sector	EUR millions	Feb/10	43.302	43.147	0,36	-48,54	[Backdata and detail]
* External position	EUR millions	Feb/10	11.776	11.002	7,04	11,26	[Backdata and detail]
Interest rates
* ESCB-rate for main refinancing operations	percentage	2010-03-11	1	1	0,00	-33,33	[Backdata]
* 3 month Belgian Treasury Bills	percentage	2010-03-11	0,29	0,3	-3,33	-68,48	[Backdata]
* Belgian Government Bonds (benchmark, 10 year)	percentage	2010-03-11	3,65	3,64	0,27	-15,31	[Backdata]
Stock market, BAS - price index	index 1 January 1980 = 1000	2010-03-10	8.341,62	8.258,75	1,00	-24,75	[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	Sep/09	639	-1.012	-163,14	112,01	[Backdata]
** Good and services (net)	EUR millions	Sep/09	1.386	-300	-562,00	137,85	[Backdata]
*** Import of goods and services	EUR millions	Sep/09	20.013	17.642	13,44	-73,46	[Backdata and detail]
*** Export of goods and services	EUR millions	Sep/09	21.399	17.341	23,40	-70,17	[Backdata and detail]
** Income (net)	EUR millions	Sep/09	-162	-159	1,89	-444,68	[Backdata and detail]
** Current transfers (net)	EUR millions	Sep/09	-584	-553	5,61	50,68	[Backdata and detail]
* Capital account (net)	EUR millions	Sep/09	-63	-20	215,00	29,21	[Backdata and detail]
* Financial account and international reserves (net)	EUR millions	Sep/09	123	824	-85,07	-92,20	[Backdata and detail]
International reserves
* Gross international reserves
** Reserve assets of the NBB	USD billions	Feb/10	24,2	23,8	1,68	49,38	[Backdata]
*** Gold	USD billions	Feb/10	8,1	7,9	2,53	17,39	[Backdata]
*** SDR's	USD billions	Feb/10	6,8	6,8	0,00	1.260,00	[Backdata]
*** IMF-position	USD billions	Feb/10	1,5	1,2	25,00	66,67	[Backdata]
*** Foreign currencies	USD billions	Feb/10	7,9	7,9	0,00	1,28	[Backdata]
* Data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity	EUR millions	Jan/10	16.987	16.649	2,03	37,58	[TEMPLATE] [Backdata]
Merchandise Trade
* Total exports	EUR millions	Nov/09	23.546	23.435,2	0,47	-18,53	[Backdata and detail]
* Total imports	EUR millions	Nov/09	21.856,1	22.257,9	-1,81	-9,44	[Backdata and detail]
Exchange Rates: EUR	USD	2010-03-11	1,3657	1,361	0,35	3,67	[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	2008	1.559	1.670	-6,65	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2008	442	441	0,23	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2008	522	569	-8,26	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2008	145	213	-31,92	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2008	377	356	5,90	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2008	584	649	-10,02	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Reserve assets	EUR billions	2008	11	11	0,00		[Backdata]
* Liabilities	EUR billions	2008	1.449	1.572	-7,82	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Direct investment	EUR billions	2008	482	551	-12,52	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Portfolio investment	EUR billions	2008	282	270	4,44	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Equity securities	EUR billions	2008	35	50	-30,00	n.a.	[Backdata]
*** Debt securities	EUR billions	2008	247	220	12,27	n.a.	[Backdata]
** Other investment	EUR billions	2008	685	751	-8,79	n.a.	[Backdata]
* Net	EUR billions	2008	110	98	12,24	n.a.	[Backdata]
Gross external Debt	EUR millions, end-period stock	Q3/09	900.939	901.868	-0,10	-21,83	[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	2009	10.780	10.730	0,47	n.a.	[Backdata]