Belgium: Economic and financial data

Date of last update : 18 March 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  118.674  118.261  0,35  1,48  [Backdata]
* Flash-estimate of real GDP growth percentage Q4/2323        0,3  1,5   
* Value added breakdown:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  621  586  5,97  21,76  [Backdata]
** Industry EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  15.372  15.490  -0,76  -4,29  [Backdata]
** Construction EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  5.286  5.235  0,97  2,07  [Backdata]
** Services EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  85.336  84.807  0,62  2,92  [Backdata]
** Other components EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  12.227  12.302  -0,61  -0,84  [Backdata]
* Expenditure components:              
** Private final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  58.994  58.705  0,49  1,66  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  28.709  28.138  2,03  1,48  [Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  28.150  29.653  -5,07  -2,31  [Backdata]
** Total export EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  100.011  100.050  -0,04  -6,38  [Backdata]
** Total import EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., chained 2015 euros Q4/2323  97.441  98.613  -1,19  -7,23  [Backdata]
* Price deflators value added:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  191,3  182,4  4,88  -1,44  [Backdata]
** Industry deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  124,4  126,1  -1,35  -7,03  [Backdata]
** Construction deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  135,2  134,7  0,37  3,44  [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  115,7  119,5  -3,18  2,48  [Backdata]
** GDP at market prices deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  124  123,9  0,08  2,31  [Backdata]
* Price deflators expenditure:              
** Private final consumption deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  128,9  128,8  0,08  1,90  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption deflator, s.a. + w.d.a., index 2015 = 100 Q4/2323  123,4  123  0,33  2,32  [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  147.212  146.549  0,45  3,90  [Backdata]
* Value added breakdown:              
** Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fisheries EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  1.188  1.069  11,13  20,00  [Backdata]
** Industry EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  19.122  19.534  -2,11  -11,05  [Backdata]
** Construction EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  7.147  7.051  1,36  5,60  [Backdata]
** Services EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  105.605  104.188  1,36  7,20  [Backdata]
** Other components EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  14.149  14.707  -3,79  1,67  [Backdata]
* Expenditure components:              
** Private final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  76.067  75.615  0,60  3,60  [Backdata]
** Public final consumption EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  35.441  34.608  2,41  3,89  [Backdata]
** Gross domestic capital formation EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  35.517  37.066  -4,18  -1,10  [Backdata]
** Net export EUR millions, s.a. + w.d.a., current prices Q4/2323  188  -739  n.a.  n.a.  [Backdata]
Industrial Production excluding construction gross series, index 2015 = 100 Jan/24  88,9  87,2  1,95  -2,63  [Backdata and detail]
Forward-looking indicator: qualitative business survey monthly weightened results, gross series, seasonally adjusted Feb/24  -12,8  -16,4  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 Jan/24  72,8  74,7  -2,54  -2,28  [Backdata]
Employment thousands, s.a. + w.d.a. Q4/2323  5.228,6  5.223,8  0,09  0,56  [Backdata and detail]
Unemployment rate seasonally adjusted, E.U.-definition, in percentage of labour force Jan/24  5,5  5,6  -1,79  -3,51  [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 Feb/24  131,01  130,08  0,71  3,20  [Backdata and detail]
Producer Prices index 2010= 100 Jan/24  161,91  163,04  -0,69  -11,63  [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 2022  274.899,4  251.293,6  9,39  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure EUR millions 2022  294.507,8  278.574,4  5,72  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) EUR millions 2022  -19.608,4  -27.280,8  -28,12  n.a.  [Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities EUR millions           [Backdata and detail]
Central Government Operations              
* Revenue EUR millions Jan/24  10.448  8.761  19,26  32,19  [Backdata and detail]
* Expenditure EUR millions Jan/24  8.667  6.878  26,01  0,38  [Backdata and detail]
* Balance, Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) EUR millions Jan/24  1.585  -787  n.a.  n.a.  [Backdata]
* Financing by new liabilities EUR millions Jan/24  2.517  -1.685  -249,38  -32,88  [Backdata and detail]
Central Government Debt              
* Total debt EUR millions Jan/24  507.303  504.793  0,50  7,07  [Backdata and detail]
* By original maturity              
** Up to 1 year EUR millions Jan/24  34.305  38.827  -11,65  -23,20  [Backdata]
** Over 1 year EUR millions Jan/24  472.998  465.966  1,51  10,22  [Backdata]
* By currency              
** Euro (since 1999) (before 1999: only Belgian francs) EUR millions Jan/24  507.303  504.793  0,50  7,07  [Backdata]
** Foreign currencies (since 1999 only currencies not belonging to the euro zone) EUR millions Jan/24      [Backdata and detail]
*** USD EUR millions Jan/24      [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 Jan/24  667.500  664.200  0,50  n.a.  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government (gross) EUR millions Jan/24  216.746  213.565  1,49  -1,61  [Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares EUR millions Jan/24  180.848  178.938  1,07  -1,69  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on private sector, other than MFI EUR millions Jan/24  664.824  666.269  -0,22  1,85  [Backdata and detail]
** of which securities other than shares EUR millions Jan/24  151.220  152.295  -0,71  -2,73  [Backdata and detail]
* Deposits by central government EUR millions Jan/24  2.450  1.789  36,95  -36,82  [Backdata]
* External position EUR millions Jan/24  -31.923  -16.631  91,95  -270,08  [Backdata]
* Foreign assets (outside euro area) EUR millions Jan/24  240.590  235.517  2,15  1,14  [Backdata]
* Foreign liabilities (outside euro area) EUR millions Jan/24  272.513  252.148  8,08  10,55  [Backdata]
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank              
* Base money EUR millions Feb/24  313.129  295.293  6,04  -0,53  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on general government EUR millions Feb/24  123.081  122.901  0,15  -4,14  [Backdata and detail]
* Domestic (eurozone) claims on all private sector EUR millions Feb/24  109.293  109.806  -0,47  -28,19  [Backdata and detail]
* External position EUR millions Feb/24  23.273  23.357  -0,36  1,13  [Backdata and detail]
Interest rates              
* ESCB-rate for main refinancing operations percentage 2024-03-18  4,5  4,5  0,00  50,00  [Backdata]
* 3 month Belgian Treasury Bills percentage 2024-03-18      [Backdata]
* Belgian Government Bonds (benchmark, 10 year) percentage 2024-03-18  2,98  2,97  0,34  2,41  [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 2024-03-15  13.187,86  13.217,06  -0,22  9,33  [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 Q3/23  -1.933  -2.310  -16,32  79,01  [Backdata]
** Good and services (net) EUR millions Q3/23  -2.892  -3.235  -10,60  70,68  [Backdata]
*** Import of goods and services EUR millions Q3/23  121.690  125.311  -2,89  -13,84  [Backdata and detail]
*** Export of goods and services EUR millions Q3/23  118.798  122.076  -2,69  -9,57  [Backdata and detail]
** Income (net) EUR millions Q3/23  3.295  2.852  15,53  62,24  [Backdata and detail]
** Current transfers (net) EUR millions Q3/23  -2.338  -1.928  21,27  -69,91  [Backdata and detail]
* Capital account (net) EUR millions Q3/23  427  671  -36,36  27,84  [Backdata and detail]
* Financial account and international reserves (net) EUR millions Q3/23  -3.396  -100,15  100,08  [Backdata and detail]
International reserves              
* Gross international reserves              
** Reserve assets of the NBB USD billions Feb/24  40,3  40,4  -0,25  -2,18  [Backdata]
*** Gold USD billions Feb/24  14,8  14,9  -0,67  12,12  [Backdata]
*** SDR's USD billions Feb/24  14,2  14,3  -0,70  -0,70  [Backdata]
*** IMF-position USD billions Feb/24  2,3  2,3  0,00  -4,17  [Backdata]
*** Foreign currencies USD billions Feb/24  8,2  8,2  0,00  -24,07  [Backdata]
* Data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity EUR millions Jan/24  37.248  36.964  0,77  -4,77  [TEMPLATE] [Backdata]
Merchandise Trade              
* Total exports EUR millions Jan/24  39.999,3  38.751,7  3,22  -14,10  [Backdata and detail]
* Total imports EUR millions Jan/24  39.053,4  37.127  5,19  -17,21  [Backdata and detail]
Exchange Rates: EUR USD 2024-03-18  1,0892  1,0892  0,00  2,53  [Backdata and detail]
International Investment Position              
* Assets EUR billions Q3/23  2.441  2.422  0,78  1,58  [Backdata]
** Direct investment EUR billions Q3/23  1.012  1.000  1,20  -4,08  [Backdata]
** Portfolio investment EUR billions Q3/23  830  836  -0,72  7,79  [Backdata]
*** Equity securities EUR billions Q3/23  475  480  -1,04  9,95  [Backdata]
*** Debt securities EUR billions Q3/23  355  355  0,00  4,72  [Backdata]
** Other investment EUR billions Q3/23  562  549  2,37  4,27  [Backdata]
** Reserve assets EUR billions Q3/23  36  38  -5,26  -10,00  [Backdata]
* Liabilities EUR billions Q3/23  2.080  2.068  0,58  0,58  [Backdata]
** Direct investment EUR billions Q3/23  844  838  0,72  -4,85  [Backdata]
** Portfolio investment EUR billions Q3/23  613  627  -2,23  7,92  [Backdata]
*** Equity securities EUR billions Q3/23  183  185  -1,08  8,28  [Backdata]
*** Debt securities EUR billions Q3/23  431  442  -2,49  7,75  [Backdata]
** Other investment EUR billions Q3/23  623  603  3,32  1,63  [Backdata]
* Net EUR billions Q3/23  360  354  1,69  7,14  [Backdata]
Gross external Debt EUR millions, end-period stock Q3/23  1.392.653,1  1.382.624,1  0,73  -0,15  [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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