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Belgium

BEL · Europe & Central Asia · High income

49.8MERI readiness
36Global rank
671.4BGDP (2024)
11.9MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024671,370,081,636.4WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20241.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20243.1WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20281.1IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202411,858,610WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 67.3
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		69
Digital Infra
Components		45.8
FDIRRI
Components		1
Fin Access
Components		22.1
Human Cap
Components		92.3
IP Protect
Components		88.8
Labor
Components		48.8
LPI
Components		73.4
Security Rol
Components		88.8
Trade Open
Components		76.9
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		54.6
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		30.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		74.7

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.5
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

69
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.3
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.5

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

98 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202468.1WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-5.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20241.5WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202569TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20241.3WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20241.5WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202444.2WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202187WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20224WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024103.9WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024148LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20240.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202413.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20245LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20242.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20243.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20242.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20246.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20246LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202435.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202433.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202488LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024114.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024153LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024146.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-1.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-0.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024671,370,081,636.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202456,614.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20243.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20241.3WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20240.9WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20281.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20240.8WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20255.9WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202466.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20281.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202436.7WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202449.6IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202445.8WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202583.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202565.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202578.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202566.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness202318.4IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202565.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202569TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202422.1WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202499OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202583.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202557.4WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202592.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202488.8WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202573.4LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.2OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202488.8WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202577.6OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202899.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202683.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202683.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202457.6WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202554.3WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202482.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20240.7WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202411,858,610WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202487.6WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade2024-6.2WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202420.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024535,741,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024514,393,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20222WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2024158.9WDICC BY 4.0
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