Belgien - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Belgien
62 943 586 000 EUR
60 364 105 000 EUR
-4.10 %
Bekleidung
Belgien
1 210 248 000 EUR
1 238 336 000 EUR
2.32 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Belgien
13 704 794 000 EUR
8 977 489 000 EUR
-34.49 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Belgien
2 150 817 000 EUR
2 170 440 000 EUR
0.91 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Belgien
2 596 882 000 EUR
2 568 052 000 EUR
-1.11 %
Energieversorgung
Belgien
793 686 000 EUR
297 707 000 EUR
-62.49 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Belgien
99 791 000 EUR
80 764 000 EUR
-19.07 %
Erze
Belgien
9 098 000 EUR
21 268 000 EUR
133.77 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Belgien
478 502 000 EUR
520 811 000 EUR
8.84 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Belgien
3 067 000 EUR
2 151 000 EUR
-29.87 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Belgien
81 402 000 EUR
60 460 000 EUR
-25.73 %
Getränke
Belgien
314 350 000 EUR
318 955 000 EUR
1.46 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Belgien
845 320 000 EUR
806 768 000 EUR
-4.56 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Belgien
2 250 130 000 EUR
2 060 186 000 EUR
-8.44 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Belgien
515 656 000 EUR
394 866 000 EUR
-23.42 %
Kohle
Belgien
56 493 000 EUR
43 964 000 EUR
-22.18 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Belgien
1 397 546 000 EUR
966 105 000 EUR
-30.87 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Belgien
8 182 866 000 EUR
11 323 080 000 EUR
38.38 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Belgien
489 931 000 EUR
627 629 000 EUR
28.11 %
Maschinen
Belgien
5 288 260 000 EUR
5 459 209 000 EUR
3.23 %
Metalle
Belgien
3 260 260 000 EUR
2 927 048 000 EUR
-10.22 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Belgien
1 618 554 000 EUR
1 513 576 000 EUR
-6.49 %
Möbel
Belgien
587 802 000 EUR
562 473 000 EUR
-4.31 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Belgien
3 501 734 000 EUR
3 873 162 000 EUR
10.61 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Belgien
1 468 900 000 EUR
1 162 949 000 EUR
-20.83 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Belgien
5 450 392 000 EUR
5 765 289 000 EUR
5.78 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Belgien
365 145 000 EUR
470 961 000 EUR
28.98 %
Sonstige Waren
Belgien
5 602 951 000 EUR
5 558 278 000 EUR
-0.80 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Belgien
127 680 000 EUR
135 951 000 EUR
6.48 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Belgien
90 649 000 EUR
90 353 000 EUR
-0.33 %
Textilien
Belgien
400 680 000 EUR
365 825 000 EUR
-8.70 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Belgien Belgien
Capital
name: Brussels

geographic coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 20 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: may derive from the Old Dutch bruoc/broek, meaning "marsh" and sella/zele/sel signifying "home" to express the meaning "home in the marsh"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Belgium

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
civil law system based on the French Civil Code; note - Belgian law continues to be modified in conformance with the legislative norms mandated by the European Union; judicial review of legislative acts
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
total: 30,528 sq km

land: 30,278 sq km

water: 250 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 44.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 27.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 16.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 22.4% (2018 est.)

other: 33.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.03% (male 1,038,921/female 990,288)

15-64 years: 63.06% (male 3,788,406/female 3,724,202)

65 years and over: 19.91% (2023 est.) (male 1,049,402/female 1,322,414)
Birth rate
10.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%

major-language sample(s):
Het Wereld Feitenboek, een onmisbare bron van informatie. (Dutch)

The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 79.5 years

female: 84.8 years
Major urban areas - population
2.122 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.057 million Antwerp (2023)
Median age
total: 41.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 40.7 years

female: 43 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.2 years (2020 est.)
Net migration rate
4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas
Population growth rate
0.55% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 98.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 19 years

male: 18 years

female: 20 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
1.28% (2021 est.)
Labor force
5.24 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
14.8% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.42% (2021 est.)

5.55% (2020 est.)

5.36% (2019 est.)
Public debt
119.43% of GDP (2020 est.)

103.38% of GDP (2019 est.)

101.39% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; general government debt is defined by the Maastricht definition and calculated by the National Bank of Belgium as consolidated gross debt; the debt is defined in European Regulation EC479/2009 concerning the implementation of the protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) of 7 February 1992; the sub-sectors of consolidated gross debt are: federal government, communities and regions, local government, and social security funds
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.44% (2021 est.)

0.74% (2020 est.)

1.44% (2019 est.)
Exports
$515.625 billion (2021 est.)

$417.222 billion (2020 est.)

$441.566 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
Germany 17%, France 14%, Netherlands 13%, United Kingdom 8%, United States 6%, Italy 5% (2019)
Imports
$509.018 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$408.343 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$438.221 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Netherlands 16%, Germany 13%, France 10%, United States 8%, Ireland 5%, China 5% (2019)
Airports
41 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 4,734,210 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 10.92 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 91% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 3,602 km (2020) 3,160 km electrified
Roadways
total: 118,414 km (2015)

paved: 118,414 km (2015) (includes 1,747 km of expressways)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 3,293,420 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 11,740,118 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 101 (2021 est.)
Waterways
2,043 km (2012) (1,528 km in regular commercial use)
Disputes - international

none identified