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Belgium
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Brussels
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old82.3years
Ranks 31 of 217 in 2024
10% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old3.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 26 of 196 in 2024
75% below world median · 5% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old4per 100,000 live births
Ranks 14 of 194 in 2023
91% below world median · 33% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2023 · 3 years old1.9% of under-5s
Ranks 3 of 25 in 2023
86% below world median · 32% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old10.80% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
71% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.44births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
24% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old102.1% gross
Ranks 61 of 166 in 2023
2% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old6.28% of GDP
Ranks 18 of 164 in 2022
55% above world median · 39% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old60,750current US$
Ranks 15 of 186 in 2025
6.7× above world median · 1.2× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old74,676international $
Ranks 18 of 185 in 2025
2.7× above world median · 47% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.1% of population
Ranks 5 of 57 in 2023
89% below world median · 75% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old26.8index, 0–100
Ranks 6 of 57 in 2023
21% below world median · 14% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old5.9% of labour force
Ranks 107 of 182 in 2025
16% above world median · 6% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old2.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
19% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.28% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
19% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old99.5% of population
Ranks 25 of 148 in 2024
23% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old95.8% of population
Ranks 20 of 182 in 2024
17% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old7.31t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
1.9× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old11.9mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
82% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Belgium has no figure in this dataset for Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.