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BE

Brussels · pop. 12M · German, French, Dutch · euro

Trajectories

economic complexity

#25

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #13 in 1995.

2024 · 0.97

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995high1.24
19961.24−0.01 pts
19971.13−0.10 pts
19981.15+0.02 pts
19991.16+0.01 pts
20001.18+0.03 pts
20011.19+0.01 pts
20021.19−0.01 pts
20031.17−0.02 pts
20041.12−0.05 pts
20051.08−0.04 pts
20061.090 pts
20071.10+0.02 pts
20081.10−0.01 pts
20091.12+0.03 pts
20101.18+0.06 pts
20111.180 pts
20121.15−0.03 pts
20131.21+0.06 pts
20141.16−0.04 pts
20151.18+0.01 pts
20161.20+0.02 pts
20171.16−0.04 pts
20181.17+0.01 pts
20191.15−0.01 pts
20201.13−0.03 pts
20211.09−0.03 pts
20221.06−0.03 pts
20231.07+0.02 pts
2024latest0.97−0.10 pts

economic momentum

$56.6K

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $56.6K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$20.6K
1991$21.0K+2.1%
1992$23.4K+11.1%
1993$22.3K−4.7%
1994$24.2K+8.6%
1995$28.4K+17.4%
1996$27.5K−3.3%
1997$24.8K−9.7%
1998$25.3K+2.1%
1999$25.3K−0.3%
2000$23.1K−8.5%
2001$23.0K−0.4%
2002$25.0K+8.7%
2003$30.7K+22.6%
2004$35.4K+15.6%
2005$36.8K+3.9%
2006$38.7K+5.1%
2007$44.3K+14.5%
2008$48.3K+9.0%
2009$44.9K−7.0%
2010$44.2K−1.6%
2011$47.8K+8.1%
2012$44.9K−6.0%
2013$47.0K+4.7%
2014$48.0K+2.2%
2015$40.9K−14.8%
2016$41.9K+2.3%
2017$44.0K+5.2%
2018$47.5K+7.8%
2019$46.7K−1.6%
2020$45.9K−1.7%
2021$51.7K+12.5%
2022$50.6K−2.0%
2023$55.3K+9.3%
2024latest$56.6K+2.4%

prices

3.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19903.4%
19913.2%−0.23 pts
19922.4%−0.79 pts
19932.8%+0.33 pts
19942.4%−0.38 pts
19951.5%−0.91 pts
19962.1%+0.61 pts
19971.6%−0.45 pts
19980.9%−0.68 pts
19991.1%+0.17 pts
20002.5%+1.42 pts
20012.5%−0.08 pts
20021.6%−0.82 pts
20031.6%−0.06 pts
20042.1%+0.51 pts
20052.8%+0.68 pts
20061.8%−0.99 pts
20071.8%+0.03 pts
20084.5%+2.67 pts
2009low−0.1%−4.54 pts
20102.2%+2.24 pts
20113.5%+1.34 pts
20122.8%−0.69 pts
20131.1%−1.73 pts
20140.3%−0.77 pts
20150.6%+0.22 pts
20162.0%+1.41 pts
20172.1%+0.15 pts
20182.1%−0.07 pts
20191.4%−0.62 pts
20200.7%−0.70 pts
20212.4%+1.70 pts
2022high9.6%+7.16 pts
20234.0%−5.55 pts
2024latest3.1%−0.91 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19602.5
19612.6+3.5%
19622.6−1.5%
19632.7+3.5%
1964high2.7+1.1%
19652.6−3.7%
19662.5−3.4%
19672.4−4.4%
19682.3−4.1%
19692.3−1.7%
19702.3−0.9%
19712.2−1.8%
19722.1−5.4%
19731.9−6.7%
19741.8−6.2%
19751.7−4.9%
19761.7−0.6%
19771.7−1.2%
19781.7−1.2%
19791.70.0%
19801.7−0.6%
19811.7−1.2%
19821.6−3.0%
19831.6−2.5%
19841.5−1.9%
19851.5−1.9%
19861.5+2.0%
19871.50.0%
19881.6+1.9%
19891.6+0.6%
19901.6+2.5%
19911.7+2.5%
19921.6−0.6%
19931.6−2.4%
19941.6−3.1%
19951.60.0%
19961.6+1.9%
19971.6+0.6%
19981.60.0%
19991.6+1.3%
20001.7+3.1%
20011.70.0%
20021.6−1.2%
20031.7+1.2%
20041.7+3.0%
20051.8+2.3%
20061.8+2.3%
20071.8+1.1%
20081.9+1.6%
20091.8−0.5%
20101.9+1.1%
20111.8−2.7%
20121.8−0.6%
20131.8−2.2%
20141.7−1.1%
20151.7−2.3%
20161.7−1.2%
20171.6−1.8%
20181.6−1.8%
20191.6−1.2%
20201.6−3.1%
20211.6+3.2%
20221.5−4.4%
20231.5−3.9%
2024latest1.4−2.0%

Metrics

  1. population
    12M
    79 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $651B
    23 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $55,291
    14 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $8B
    30 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    98 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    31K km²
    141 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    387 /km²
    12 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    82.4 yr
    17 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    95%
    23 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    7.3 t
    26 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    88%
    20 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    130 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    20%
    19 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.3%
    77 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    3.3%
    7 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    5,990
    9 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    18K
    28 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    20%
    24 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    26.8
    11 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    18%
    109 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.79
    11 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    69
    19 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    11.7
    11 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.951
    9 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    184K
    36 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    93
    134 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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