Belgium — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Belgium, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Belgium was 0.98% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.96% in 1964. The lowest was -4.79% in 2020 (about -4.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.50% per year.
Belgium ranks 176 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 83%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Belgium sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 33%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 57 economies; Greenland (0.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 691% in 1984. That is 39% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 51st of 107 in 1961 → 49th of 119 in 1970 → 61st of 152 in 1980 → 92nd of 176 in 1990 → 121st of 199 in 2000 → 131st of 209 in 2010 → 119th of 209 in 2020 → 161st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 1.56% | -2.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.02% | -2.2 pp |
| 2021 | 6.25% | +11.0 pp |
| 2020 | -4.79% | -7.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.44% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 1.88% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 1.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 1.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 1.77% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 0.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.22% | -1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 1.93% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 2.71% | +4.6 pp |
| 2009 | -1.91% | -2.4 pp |
| 2008 | 0.45% | -3.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.32% | -1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.57% | +2.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1.04% | -0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 1.71% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.6 pp |
| 2000 | 3.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.54% | +1.6 pp |
| 1998 | 1.96% | -1.8 pp |
| 1997 | 3.79% | +2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 1.32% | -1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 3.23% | +4.2 pp |
| 1993 | -0.96% | -2.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 1.83% | -1.3 pp |
| 1990 | 3.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 3.47% | -1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 4.72% | +2.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 1.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1.65% | -0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 2.47% | +2.2 pp |
| 1983 | 0.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 0.59% | +0.9 pp |
| 1981 | -0.28% | -4.7 pp |
| 1980 | 4.44% | +2.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 2.84% | +2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 0.63% | -5.0 pp |
| 1976 | 5.65% | +7.6 pp |
| 1975 | -1.97% | -6.5 pp |
| 1974 | 4.57% | -1.8 pp |
| 1973 | 6.38% | +1.1 pp |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 1971 | 3.99% | -2.4 pp |
| 1970 | 6.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 6.63% | +2.4 pp |
| 1968 | 4.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 3.87% | +0.7 pp |
| 1966 | 3.16% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 3.56% | -3.4 pp |
| 1964 | 6.96% | +2.6 pp |
| 1963 | 4.35% | -0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 5.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 4.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belgium’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.21% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belgium’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -80.3% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.98%; 2024: 1.1%; 2023: 1.56%; 2022: 4.02%; 2021: 6.25%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.