Belgium: Economic and financial data

Date of last update : 24 April 2024
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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.

[ REAL SECTOR | FISCAL SECTOR | FINANCIAL SECTOR | EXTERNAL SECTOR | POPULATION ]

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
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
National Accounts, chain linked, ESA 2010              
* GDP at market prices EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  118.544  118.156  0,33  1,35  [Backdata]
* Flash-estimate of real GDP growth percentage Q4/2323        0,3  1,3   
* Value added breakdown:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  614  582  5,50  20,39  [Backdata]
** Industry EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  15.358  15.494  -0,88  -4,41  [Backdata]
** Construction EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  5.288  5.237  0,97  2,10  [Backdata]
** Services EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  85.209  84.709  0,59  2,71  [Backdata]
** Other components EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  12.245  12.291  -0,37  -0,53  [Backdata]
* Expenditure components:              
** Private final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  58.977  58.700  0,47  1,64  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  28.857  28.720  0,48  1,49  [Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  27.972  29.257  -4,39  -2,59  [Backdata]
** Total export EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  100.309  99.901  0,41  -6,10  [Backdata]
** Total import EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  97.786  98.683  -0,91  -6,90  [Backdata]
* Price deflators value added:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  196,6  185,9  5,76  1,29  [Backdata]
** Industry deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  124,3  125,9  -1,27  -7,10  [Backdata]
** Construction deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  135,3  134,8  0,37  3,52  [Backdata]
** Services deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q2/21  110,3  109,7  0,55  1,94  [Backdata]
** Other components deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  119,7  121,9  -1,80  4,45  [Backdata]
** GDP at market prices deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  124,7  124,3  0,32  2,80  [Backdata]
* Price deflators expenditure:              
** Private final consumption deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  128,7  128,7  0,00  1,74  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  124,4  124  0,32  2,30  [Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q2/21  118  116,2  1,55  17,30  [Backdata]
National Accounts at current prices, ESA 2010              
* GDP at market prices EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  147.825  146.911  0,62  4,15  [Backdata]
* Value added breakdown:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  1.207  1.082  11,55  21,92  [Backdata]
** Industry EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  19.090  19.508  -2,14  -11,22  [Backdata]
** Construction EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  7.157  7.057  1,42  5,75  [Backdata]
** Services EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  105.713  104.286  1,37  7,25  [Backdata]
** Other components EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  14.659  14.978  -2,13  3,92  [Backdata]
* Expenditure components:              
** Private final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  75.913  75.540  0,49  3,39  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  35.890  35.599  0,82  3,84  [Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  36.252  37.364  -2,98  1,50  [Backdata]
** Net export EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  -230  -1.593  n.a.  n.a.  [Backdata]
Industrial Production excluding construction gross series, index 2015 = 100 Feb/24  83,8  85,8  -2,33  -9,89  [Backdata and detail]
Forward-looking indicator: qualitative business survey monthly weightened results, gross series, seasonally adjusted Apr/24  -11,9  -10,4  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/24  74,6  72,8  2,47  -4,60  [Backdata]
Employment thousands, s.a. + w.d.a. Q4/2323  5.225,6  5.222,8  0,05  0,49  [Backdata and detail]
Unemployment rate seasonally adjusted, E.U.-definition, in percentage of labour force Feb/24  5,5  5,5  0,00  -1,79  [Backdata and detail]
Wages labour cost index 2008 = 100, sa Q4/2323  119,06  117,58  1,26  6,08  [Backdata]
Consumer prices index 2013 = 100 Mar/24  131,73  131,01  0,55  3,18  [Backdata and detail]
Producer Prices index 2010= 100 Feb/24  164,19  161,91  1,41  -8,86  [Backdata and detail]
FISCAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
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
General Government Operations              
* Revenue EUR millions 2023  293.175,3  275.342,7  6,48  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure EUR millions 2023  319.140,5  295.124,6  8,14  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) EUR millions 2023  -25.965,4  -19.781,9  31,26  n.a.  [Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities EUR millions           [Backdata and detail]
Central Government Operations              
* Revenue EUR millions Feb/24  14  10.465  -99,87  -97,94  [Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure EUR millions Feb/24  12.887  8.662  48,78  71,78  [Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) EUR millions Feb/24  -6.671  1.585  n.a.  n.a.  [Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities EUR millions Feb/24  12.876  2.517  411,56  87,97  [Backdata and detail]
Central Government Debt              
* Total debt EUR millions Feb/24  520.159  507.303  2,53  8,21  [Backdata and detail]
* By original maturity              
** Up to 1 year EUR millions Feb/24  41.651  34.305  21,41  -9,49  [Backdata]
** Over 1 year EUR millions Feb/24  478.508  472.998  1,16  10,09  [Backdata]
* By currency              
** Euro (since 1999) (before 1999: only Belgian francs) EUR millions Feb/24  520.159  507.303  2,53  8,21  [Backdata]
** Foreign currencies (since 1999 only currencies not belonging to the euro zone) EUR millions Feb/24  0  0      [Backdata and detail]
*** USD EUR millions Feb/24  0  0      [Backdata]
FINANCIAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
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
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector              
* National contribution to the euro area M3 EUR millions Feb/24  674.200  667.000  1,08  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government (gross) EUR millions Feb/24  217.606  216.352  0,58  -0,72  [Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares EUR millions Feb/24  181.576  180.452  0,62  -0,90  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on private sector, other than MFI EUR millions Feb/24  664.397  664.767  -0,06  1,44  [Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares EUR millions Feb/24  150.020  151.188  -0,77  -3,79  [Backdata and detail]
* Deposits by central government EUR millions Feb/24  1.651  2.442  -32,39  -47,67  [Backdata]
* External position EUR millions Feb/24  -47.166  -32.138  46,76  -197,46  [Backdata]
* Foreign assets (outside euro area) EUR millions Feb/24  238.034  240.246  -0,92  0,18  [Backdata]
* Foreign liabilities (outside euro area) EUR millions Feb/24  285.200  272.384  4,71  12,52  [Backdata]
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank              
* Base money EUR millions Mar/24  301.264  313.129  -3,79  7,20  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government EUR millions Mar/24  123.387  123.081  0,25  -4,26  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on all private sector EUR millions Mar/24  101.210  109.293  -7,40  -33,62  [Backdata and detail]
* External position EUR millions Mar/24  23.516  23.273  1,04  20,42  [Backdata and detail]
Interest rates              
* ESCB-rate for main refinancing operations percentage 2024-04-24  4,5  4,5  0,00  28,57  [Backdata]
* 3 month Belgian Treasury Bills percentage 2024-04-24  3,8  3,8  0,00  26,67  [Backdata]
* Belgian Government Bonds (benchmark, 10 year) percentage 2024-04-24  3,08  3,05  0,98  -2,22  [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 2024-04-23  13.865,31  13.807,41  0,42  7,70  [Backdata]
EXTERNAL SECTOR
SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
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
Balance of Payments of Belgium              
* Current account (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  2.215  -3.089  -171,71  48,66  [Backdata]
** Good and services (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  1.721  -4.033  -142,67  129,16  [Backdata]
*** Import of goods and services EUR millions Q4/2323  125.235  120.689  3,77  -10,06  [Backdata and detail]
*** Export of goods and services EUR millions Q4/2323  126.954  116.656  8,83  -9,32  [Backdata and detail]
** Income (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  2.483  3.152  -21,22  31,31  [Backdata and detail]
** Current transfers (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  -1.987  -2.210  -10,09  -72,33  [Backdata and detail]
* Capital account (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  159  411  -61,31  -45,92  [Backdata and detail]
* Financial account and international reserves (net) EUR millions Q4/2323  -894  -425  110,35  -132,50  [Backdata and detail]
International reserves              
* Gross international reserves              
** Reserve assets of the NBB USD billions Mar/24  41,7  40,3  3,47  -2,57  [Backdata]
*** Gold USD billions Mar/24  16,2  14,8  9,46  11,72  [Backdata]
*** SDR's USD billions Mar/24  14,3  14,2  0,70  -1,38  [Backdata]
*** IMF-position USD billions Mar/24  2,3  2,3  0,00  -4,17  [Backdata]
*** Foreign currencies USD billions Mar/24  8,2  8,2  0,00  -24,77  [Backdata]
* Data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity EUR millions Mar/24  38.580  37.231  3,62  -2,07  [TEMPLATE] [Backdata]
Merchandise Trade              
* Total exports EUR millions Feb/24  41.321,2  40.792,5  1,30  -8,20  [Backdata and detail]
* Total imports EUR millions Feb/24  38.158  39.126,1  -2,47  -14,15  [Backdata and detail]
Exchange Rates: EUR USD 2024-04-24  1,0686  1,0674  0,11  -2,87  [Backdata and detail]
International Investment Position              
* Assets EUR billions Q4/2323  2.464  2.442  0,90  5,89  [Backdata]
** Direct investment EUR billions Q4/2323  1.006  1.000  0,60  0,40  [Backdata]
** Portfolio investment EUR billions Q4/2323  870  831  4,69  9,71  [Backdata]
*** Equity securities EUR billions Q4/2323  503  475  5,89  13,03  [Backdata]
*** Debt securities EUR billions Q4/2323  367  355  3,38  5,76  [Backdata]
** Other investment EUR billions Q4/2323  552  574  -3,83  11,97  [Backdata]
** Reserve assets EUR billions Q4/2323  37  36  2,78  -5,13  [Backdata]
* Liabilities EUR billions Q4/2323  2.083  2.084  -0,05  3,79  [Backdata]
** Direct investment EUR billions Q4/2323  830  842  -1,43  -2,47  [Backdata]
** Portfolio investment EUR billions Q4/2323  659  613  7,50  11,51  [Backdata]
*** Equity securities EUR billions Q4/2323  198  183  8,20  5,88  [Backdata]
*** Debt securities EUR billions Q4/2323  461  431  6,96  14,11  [Backdata]
** Other investment EUR billions Q4/2323  594  629  -5,56  5,13  [Backdata]
* Net EUR billions Q4/2323  381  358  6,42  19,06  [Backdata]
Gross external Debt EUR millions, end-period stock Q4/2323  1.384.686,4  1.399.302,1  -1,04  5,05  [Backdata and detail]
POPULATION
SDDS Data Category and Component Unit Description Observations More Info
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
Total population thousands 2022  11.698  11.584  0,98  n.a.  [Backdata]

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