Report for Selected Countries and Subjects

World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019

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5. Report for Selected Countries and Subjects
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Country	Subject Descriptor	Units	Scale	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Shaded cells indicate IMF staff estimates
Belgium	Gross domestic product, constant prices	National currency	Billions	222.226	221.606	222.924	223.619	229.135	232.919	237.165	242.636	254.096	262.911	271.159	276.130	280.356	277.660	286.620	293.455	298.130	309.192	315.300	326.536	338.401	341.146	347.221	349.910	362.629	370.223	379.500	392.590	395.665	386.749	397.363	404.508	405.458	406.271	411.369	418.525	424.605	431.970	438.180	443.499	449.265	455.130
Belgium	Gross domestic product, constant prices	Percent change		4.444	-0.279	0.595	0.312	2.466	1.652	1.823	2.307	4.723	3.469	3.137	1.833	1.531	-0.962	3.227	2.385	1.593	3.710	1.975	3.564	3.634	0.811	1.781	0.774	3.635	2.094	2.506	3.449	0.783	-2.253	2.744	1.798	0.235	0.201	1.255	1.740	1.453	1.735	1.438	1.214	1.300	1.305
Belgium	Gross domestic product, current prices	National currency	Billions	89.853	94.207	101.942	108.000	116.682	124.097	129.893	135.129	144.580	156.773	166.238	174.156	182.877	188.349	198.499	211.616	215.943	225.969	234.490	244.225	258.222	265.788	275.065	282.637	298.711	311.481	326.662	344.712	354.066	348.782	365.101	379.107	387.501	392.341	400.086	411.103	424.605	439.175	450.506	460.881	472.613	484.291
Belgium	Gross domestic product, current prices	U.S. dollars	Billions	124.139	102.792	90.440	85.492	81.672	84.920	117.689	146.189	158.943	160.672	201.220	206.469	229.957	219.891	239.900	289.844	281.449	255.132	260.952	260.548	238.602	238.049	259.910	319.628	371.399	387.725	410.178	472.476	520.687	485.947	484.416	527.607	498.172	521.083	531.652	456.170	469.867	495.953	532.268	517.609	529.554	547.870
Belgium	Gross domestic product, current prices	Purchasing power parity; international dollars	Billions	106.956	116.748	124.699	129.987	137.999	144.715	150.319	157.590	170.853	183.712	196.567	206.940	214.896	217.871	229.704	240.113	248.405	262.065	270.250	283.922	300.816	309.907	320.416	328.893	350.024	368.485	389.150	413.387	424.728	418.323	434.811	451.876	461.625	470.666	485.392	498.977	511.468	530.139	550.862	567.488	586.276	606.189
Belgium	Gross domestic product, deflator	Index		40.433	42.511	45.730	48.296	50.923	53.279	54.769	55.692	56.900	59.630	61.306	63.070	65.230	67.835	69.255	72.112	72.432	73.084	74.370	74.793	76.307	77.910	79.219	80.774	82.374	84.133	86.077	87.805	89.486	90.183	91.881	93.721	95.571	96.571	97.257	98.227	100.000	101.668	102.813	103.919	105.197	106.407
Belgium	Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices	National currency	Units	22,549.340	22,467.524	22,621.351	22,684.003	23,255.258	23,628.121	24,055.940	24,596.219	25,729.351	26,482.780	27,258.271	27,649.002	27,974.114	27,577.574	28,376.427	28,967.263	29,392.548	30,401.684	30,935.227	31,970.230	33,049.926	33,239.037	33,678.978	33,788.651	34,880.177	35,442.107	36,103.721	37,090.910	37,092.901	35,966.346	36,657.425	36,771.322	36,607.265	36,476.203	36,792.316	37,244.353	37,538.733	38,053.241	38,441.600	38,707.483	39,008.429	39,313.754
Belgium	Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices	Purchasing power parity; 2011 international dollar	Units	25,189.886	25,098.488	25,270.329	25,340.317	25,978.467	26,394.992	26,872.910	27,476.456	28,742.278	29,583.935	30,450.236	30,886.722	31,249.904	30,806.929	31,699.328	32,359.352	32,834.439	33,961.745	34,557.766	35,713.969	36,920.098	37,131.355	37,622.813	37,745.329	38,964.673	39,592.405	40,331.495	41,434.285	41,436.508	40,178.034	40,950.038	41,077.273	40,894.004	40,747.595	41,100.725	41,605.696	41,934.548	42,509.305	42,943.142	43,240.160	43,576.346	43,917.425
Belgium	Gross domestic product per capita, current prices	National currency	Units	9,117.440	9,551.222	10,344.633	10,955.520	11,842.260	12,588.846	13,175.246	13,698.129	14,639.992	15,791.607	16,711.056	17,438.311	18,247.562	18,707.135	19,652.173	20,888.846	21,289.756	22,218.680	23,006.665	23,911.389	25,219.246	25,896.646	26,680.149	27,292.512	28,732.099	29,818.630	31,076.979	32,567.518	33,193.067	32,435.544	33,681.199	34,462.274	34,985.995	35,225.527	35,783.179	36,583.873	37,538.733	38,687.946	39,522.962	40,224.516	41,035.621	41,832.629
Belgium	Gross domestic product per capita, current prices	U.S. dollars	Units	12,596.432	10,421.610	9,177.460	8,672.346	8,288.990	8,614.531	11,937.381	14,819.379	16,094.351	16,184.350	20,227.662	20,673.831	22,945.228	21,839.937	23,750.957	28,610.841	27,747.949	25,086.126	25,602.963	25,509.498	23,303.102	23,193.959	25,210.221	30,864.479	35,723.702	37,117.573	39,022.286	44,638.329	48,813.537	45,191.403	44,688.196	47,961.502	44,978.075	46,784.339	47,550.233	40,594.388	41,540.274	43,689.621	46,695.986	45,175.585	45,979.691	47,324.510
Belgium	Gross domestic product per capita, current prices	Purchasing power parity; international dollars	Units	10,852.809	11,836.487	12,653.877	13,185.869	14,005.721	14,680.360	15,247.060	15,975.079	17,300.358	18,505.138	19,759.849	20,720.980	21,442.427	21,639.304	22,741.578	23,701.860	24,490.217	25,767.853	26,515.206	27,798.008	29,379.156	30,195.282	31,078.977	31,759.191	33,667.779	35,275.720	37,021.741	39,055.801	39,817.548	38,902.595	40,112.113	41,077.273	41,678.395	42,257.774	43,412.849	44,403.750	45,218.147	46,701.153	48,327.204	49,528.891	50,904.687	52,362.042
Belgium	Output gap in percent of potential GDP	Percent of potential GDP		2.195	0.314	-0.708	-2.056	-1.473	-1.708	-1.913	-1.761	0.445	1.471	2.156	1.662	0.969	-2.003	-1.130	-1.077	-1.654	-0.401	-0.758	0.354	1.569	0.216	-0.177	-1.444	-0.102	-0.106	0.386	1.977	1.380	-1.922	-0.432	0.224	-0.587	-1.420	-1.289	-0.761	-0.509	-0.040	0.146	0.085	0.071	n/a
Belgium	Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total	Percent		0.806	0.790	0.793	0.775	0.761	0.747	0.735	0.724	0.726	0.724	0.718	0.714	0.650	0.632	0.633	0.626	0.613	0.611	0.606	0.607	0.600	0.590	0.584	0.566	0.557	0.542	0.528	0.518	0.507	0.498	0.486	0.475	0.462	0.447	0.438	0.431	0.423	0.415	0.407	0.400	0.392	0.384
Belgium	Implied PPP conversion rate	National currency per current international dollar		0.840	0.807	0.818	0.831	0.846	0.858	0.864	0.857	0.846	0.853	0.846	0.842	0.851	0.864	0.864	0.881	0.869	0.862	0.868	0.860	0.858	0.858	0.858	0.859	0.853	0.845	0.839	0.834	0.834	0.834	0.840	0.839	0.839	0.834	0.824	0.824	0.830	0.828	0.818	0.812	0.806	0.799
Belgium	Total investment	Percent of GDP		27.506	23.419	22.381	19.528	20.515	19.746	19.338	20.400	22.696	24.438	25.319	23.744	23.482	22.784	22.820	21.825	21.671	22.296	22.416	22.713	23.782	22.592	20.665	20.860	22.495	23.609	23.884	24.448	25.731	21.664	22.692	23.990	23.205	22.173	23.358	23.702	24.081	24.649	25.408	25.138	25.127	25.247
Belgium	Gross national savings	Percent of GDP		19.731	17.325	16.508	16.219	17.424	17.505	18.618	19.572	22.067	23.349	23.521	22.615	22.933	24.279	25.492	25.632	25.053	25.996	25.879	28.650	26.016	23.994	25.132	24.236	25.571	25.596	25.724	25.938	24.732	20.589	24.456	22.917	23.151	21.855	22.487	22.680	23.479	25.376	24.091	24.045	24.289	24.206
Belgium	Inflation, average consumer prices	Index		39.608	42.629	46.348	49.900	53.067	55.650	56.371	57.247	57.913	59.711	61.773	63.729	65.168	66.787	68.387	69.253	70.476	71.535	72.184	73.003	74.959	76.784	77.973	79.155	80.625	82.671	84.595	86.132	89.998	89.993	92.093	95.180	97.679	98.898	99.383	99.999	101.769	104.033	106.437	108.048	109.403	111.073
Belgium	Inflation, average consumer prices	Percent change		6.656	7.626	8.723	7.663	6.348	4.868	1.296	1.554	1.162	3.105	3.453	3.167	2.257	2.485	2.396	1.267	1.765	1.503	0.907	1.135	2.679	2.435	1.548	1.517	1.857	2.537	2.328	1.816	4.489	-0.006	2.334	3.353	2.626	1.248	0.490	0.620	1.770	2.224	2.311	1.514	1.254	1.527
Belgium	Inflation, end of period consumer prices	Index		40.893	44.223	47.804	51.226	53.966	56.137	56.467	57.284	58.386	60.489	62.603	64.346	65.752	67.372	68.712	69.555	71.043	71.671	72.167	73.647	75.830	77.290	78.320	79.600	81.200	83.440	85.170	87.820	90.190	90.490	93.550	96.530	98.540	99.690	99.300	100.740	102.960	105.080	107.390	108.529	109.994	111.715
Belgium	Inflation, end of period consumer prices	Percent change		8.755	8.145	8.097	7.159	5.348	4.023	0.587	1.448	1.923	3.601	3.495	2.785	2.184	2.464	1.988	1.227	2.140	0.884	0.692	2.051	2.964	1.925	1.333	1.634	2.010	2.759	2.073	3.111	2.699	0.333	3.382	3.185	2.082	1.167	-0.391	1.450	2.204	2.059	2.198	1.061	1.350	1.564
Belgium	Volume of imports of goods and services	Percent change		-1.500	-1.734	1.872	-0.968	6.161	0.553	3.899	6.837	10.740	10.041	4.837	2.807	3.146	0.540	7.353	9.572	4.221	8.908	5.561	2.681	12.157	1.409	7.384	0.530	7.089	4.837	4.725	6.021	-2.124	-11.966	7.127	4.285	-1.447	0.373	1.746	1.152	5.575	-0.327	0.127	2.800	2.735	2.750
Belgium	Volume of Imports of goods	Percent change		2.800	-3.189	2.320	-1.248	6.732	1.000	4.841	6.232	9.715	8.711	6.227	2.148	4.585	0.500	8.000	8.400	4.221	8.908	5.561	2.681	12.157	1.409	7.384	0.530	7.089	4.837	4.725	6.021	-2.124	-11.966	7.127	4.285	-1.447	0.373	1.746	1.152	5.575	-0.327	0.127	2.800	2.735	2.750
Belgium	Volume of exports of goods and services	Percent change		1.300	3.578	3.555	3.859	5.595	0.228	2.288	4.561	10.295	8.776	4.579	2.789	2.379	0.887	8.998	5.524	3.717	9.994	4.759	4.486	11.807	2.134	7.974	-0.231	7.138	4.183	5.036	4.885	-2.529	-10.863	8.480	4.342	-0.871	2.361	1.606	1.325	3.509	1.381	0.306	2.900	2.677	2.632
Belgium	Volume of exports of goods	Percent change		-0.300	1.679	3.023	2.362	7.516	0.300	2.382	3.900	9.739	7.832	4.744	2.288	4.262	11.500	8.300	8.900	3.717	9.994	4.759	4.486	11.807	2.134	7.974	-0.231	7.138	4.183	5.036	4.885	-2.529	-10.863	8.480	4.342	-0.871	2.361	1.606	1.325	3.509	1.381	0.306	2.900	2.677	2.632
Belgium	Unemployment rate	Percent of total labor force		8.300	10.000	11.500	10.742	10.825	10.117	10.050	9.808	8.833	7.367	6.558	6.450	7.092	8.625	9.750	9.683	9.550	9.217	9.342	8.425	6.858	6.567	7.525	8.175	8.383	8.475	8.267	7.492	6.967	7.908	8.308	7.142	7.550	8.425	8.550	8.492	7.867	7.100	5.967	5.500	5.500	5.500
Belgium	Employment	Persons	Millions	3.795	3.742	3.693	3.646	3.643	3.661	3.685	3.713	3.785	3.843	3.885	3.897	3.891	3.866	3.851	3.930	3.940	3.967	4.036	4.091	4.173	4.231	4.224	4.223	4.266	4.329	4.378	4.451	4.531	4.524	4.553	4.614	4.635	4.619	4.638	4.678	4.737	4.802	4.864	4.926	4.956	n/a
Belgium	Population	Persons	Millions	9.855	9.863	9.855	9.858	9.853	9.858	9.859	9.865	9.876	9.928	9.948	9.987	10.022	10.068	10.101	10.131	10.143	10.170	10.192	10.214	10.239	10.263	10.310	10.356	10.396	10.446	10.511	10.585	10.667	10.753	10.840	11.001	11.076	11.138	11.181	11.237	11.311	11.352	11.399	11.458	11.517	11.577
Belgium	General government revenue	National currency	Billions	42.343	44.977	49.960	53.359	58.346	62.155	64.130	67.065	69.806	72.700	78.437	83.174	86.499	92.571	97.606	101.450	105.239	110.977	116.335	120.935	126.478	131.193	136.300	138.361	145.699	152.210	158.987	166.546	174.121	170.090	180.141	190.781	200.070	206.752	208.747	211.069	215.198	225.301	232.880	234.279	239.719	245.570
Belgium	General government revenue	Percent of GDP		47.124	47.743	49.008	49.406	50.004	50.086	49.371	49.630	48.282	46.373	47.184	47.758	47.299	49.149	49.172	47.941	48.735	49.112	49.612	49.518	48.980	49.360	49.552	48.954	48.776	48.867	48.670	48.315	49.178	48.767	49.340	50.324	51.631	52.697	52.176	51.342	50.682	51.301	51.693	50.833	50.722	50.707
Belgium	General government total expenditure	National currency	Billions	51.013	59.965	62.867	69.464	71.313	74.939	77.366	77.949	80.545	84.835	89.938	96.399	101.748	106.940	107.967	110.858	113.729	115.779	118.558	122.280	126.664	130.736	136.175	143.338	146.168	160.811	158.271	166.320	178.027	188.866	194.750	206.680	216.479	219.034	221.144	220.889	225.423	228.945	235.976	240.160	245.853	252.193
Belgium	General government total expenditure	Percent of GDP		56.773	63.652	61.670	64.319	61.117	60.387	59.561	57.685	55.709	54.113	54.102	55.352	55.637	56.778	54.392	52.386	52.666	51.237	50.560	50.069	49.052	49.188	49.506	50.715	48.933	51.628	48.451	48.249	50.281	54.150	53.341	54.518	55.865	55.827	55.274	53.731	53.090	52.131	52.380	52.109	52.020	52.075
Belgium	General government net lending/borrowing	National currency	Billions	-8.670	-14.987	-12.907	-16.105	-12.967	-12.784	-13.236	-10.884	-10.738	-12.134	-11.501	-13.225	-15.249	-14.369	-10.362	-9.408	-8.490	-4.802	-2.223	-1.345	-0.186	0.457	0.125	-4.977	-0.469	-8.601	0.716	0.226	-3.906	-18.776	-14.609	-15.899	-16.409	-12.282	-12.397	-9.820	-10.225	-3.644	-3.096	-5.881	-6.134	-6.623
Belgium	General government net lending/borrowing	Percent of GDP		-9.649	-15.909	-12.661	-14.913	-11.113	-10.302	-10.190	-8.055	-7.427	-7.740	-6.918	-7.594	-8.338	-7.629	-5.220	-4.446	-3.932	-2.125	-0.948	-0.551	-0.072	0.172	0.045	-1.761	-0.157	-2.761	0.219	0.066	-1.103	-5.383	-4.001	-4.194	-4.235	-3.130	-3.099	-2.389	-2.408	-0.830	-0.687	-1.276	-1.298	-1.368
Belgium	General government structural balance	National currency	Billions	n/a	-14.426	-12.337	-15.770	-12.598	-12.432	-12.837	-10.420	-10.380	-11.917	-13.690	-15.189	-16.454	-12.478	-9.236	-8.382	-6.758	-4.374	-1.395	-1.742	-1.998	0.200	0.345	-2.490	-2.685	-1.765	-2.138	-2.263	-5.757	-13.803	-13.937	-15.553	-13.865	-11.996	-11.207	-8.766	-9.034	-5.556	-5.909	-6.519	-6.284	-6.699
Belgium	General government structural balance	Percent of potential GDP		n/a	-15.389	-12.003	-14.268	-10.609	-9.816	-9.669	-7.564	-7.215	-7.715	-8.401	-8.840	-9.038	-6.461	-4.592	-3.921	-3.078	-1.928	-0.591	-0.716	-0.786	0.076	0.125	-0.868	-0.898	-0.566	-0.657	-0.669	-1.648	-3.881	-3.801	-4.112	-3.557	-3.014	-2.765	-2.116	-2.117	-1.265	-1.314	-1.416	-1.331	-1.384
Belgium	General government primary net lending/borrowing	National currency	Billions	-3.491	-7.878	-4.226	-6.405	-2.339	-0.890	-0.311	2.135	2.968	4.687	6.881	5.376	3.882	5.125	7.215	8.172	8.619	11.577	14.047	14.356	15.857	16.333	14.782	8.943	12.818	3.928	12.928	12.574	8.471	-6.879	-2.729	-3.768	-3.931	-0.830	-0.849	1.229	0.448	5.886	5.654	2.277	1.250	-0.045
Belgium	General government primary net lending/borrowing	Percent of GDP		-3.885	-8.363	-4.145	-5.931	-2.005	-0.717	-0.239	1.580	2.053	2.990	4.139	3.087	2.122	2.721	3.635	3.862	3.991	5.123	5.990	5.878	6.141	6.145	5.374	3.164	4.291	1.261	3.957	3.648	2.392	-1.972	-0.747	-0.994	-1.015	-0.212	-0.212	0.299	0.105	1.340	1.255	0.494	0.265	-0.009
Belgium	General government net debt	National currency	Billions	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	257.944	257.797	258.426	260.334	261.996	261.097	262.433	267.716	270.027	270.342	289.102	307.914	322.716	344.225	354.956	362.872	375.573	382.220	391.549	393.444	398.465	404.346	410.479	417.103
Belgium	General government net debt	Percent of GDP		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	110.002	105.557	100.079	97.948	95.249	92.379	87.855	85.949	82.663	78.425	81.652	88.283	88.391	90.799	91.601	92.489	93.873	92.974	92.215	89.587	88.448	87.733	86.853	86.126
Belgium	General government gross debt	National currency	Billions	68.614	84.013	100.995	118.437	132.976	147.319	161.023	173.636	186.441	197.053	215.396	228.235	244.914	260.187	270.571	276.253	276.348	278.406	277.158	279.434	280.866	285.966	288.024	285.784	288.327	294.901	297.424	299.997	327.620	347.165	364.078	388.935	404.289	413.730	430.186	437.176	450.545	454.112	459.651	465.532	471.665	478.289
Belgium	General government gross debt	Percent of GDP		76.363	89.179	99.071	109.664	113.964	118.713	123.966	128.497	128.953	125.693	129.571	131.052	133.923	138.141	136.308	130.544	127.973	123.205	118.196	114.417	108.769	107.592	104.711	101.113	96.524	94.677	91.049	87.028	92.531	99.536	99.720	102.592	104.332	105.452	107.523	106.342	106.109	103.401	102.030	101.009	99.800	98.761
Belgium	Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices	National currency	Billions	89.853	94.207	101.942	108.000	116.682	124.097	129.893	135.129	144.580	156.773	166.238	174.156	182.877	188.349	198.499	211.616	215.943	225.969	234.490	244.225	258.222	265.788	275.065	282.637	298.711	311.481	326.662	344.712	354.066	348.782	365.101	379.107	387.501	392.341	400.086	411.103	424.605	439.175	450.506	460.881	472.613	484.291
Belgium	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-4.938	-4.186	-2.607	-0.497	-0.055	0.675	3.069	2.801	3.599	3.604	3.637	4.763	6.664	11.251	12.600	15.391	13.836	13.842	13.255	20.070	9.393	7.896	11.611	10.790	11.426	7.703	7.545	7.041	-5.203	-5.228	8.547	-5.660	-0.266	-1.656	-4.630	-4.660	-2.833	3.605	-7.011	-5.655	-4.442	-5.701
Belgium	Current account balance	Percent of GDP		-3.978	-4.072	-2.882	-0.581	-0.067	0.795	2.608	1.916	2.264	2.243	1.808	2.307	2.898	5.117	5.252	5.310	4.916	5.426	5.080	7.703	3.937	3.317	4.467	3.376	3.076	1.987	1.839	1.490	-0.999	-1.076	1.764	-1.073	-0.053	-0.318	-0.871	-1.022	-0.603	0.727	-1.317	-1.093	-0.839	-1.041

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	Country/Series-specific Notes
	Belgium: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Source: Central Bank. Data before 1995 were spliced with older series. Data from 1995 reflect current official series. Latest actual data: 2018 National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. ESA 2010 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2016 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995. Data before 1995 are spliced with older series. Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Gross domestic product, constant prices (Percent change) See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Source: Central Bank. Data before 1995 were spliced with older series. Data from 1995 reflect current official series. Latest actual data: 2018 National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. ESA 2010 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2016 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995. Data before 1995 are spliced with older series. Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Gross domestic product, current prices (U.S. dollars) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product, current prices (Purchasing power parity; international dollars) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product, deflator (Index) See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices (National currency) See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons). Belgium: Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices (Purchasing power parity; 2011 international dollar) See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons). Belgium: Gross domestic product per capita, current prices (National currency) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). Belgium: Gross domestic product per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). Belgium: Gross domestic product per capita, current prices (Purchasing power parity; international dollars) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons). Belgium: Output gap in percent of potential GDP (Percent of potential GDP) See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total (Percent) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). Belgium: Implied PPP conversion rate (National currency per current international dollar) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency). Belgium: Total investment (Percent of GDP) Source: Central Bank. Data before 1995 were spliced with older series. Data from 1995 reflect current official series. Latest actual data: 2018 National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. ESA 2010 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2016 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995. Data before 1995 are spliced with older series. Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Gross national savings (Percent of GDP) Source: Central Bank. Data before 1995 were spliced with older series. Data from 1995 reflect current official series. Latest actual data: 2018 National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010. ESA 2010 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2016 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1995. Data before 1995 are spliced with older series. Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Harmonized prices: Yes Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2015 Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Inflation, average consumer prices (Percent change) See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index). Belgium: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Harmonized prices: Yes Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2015 Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change) See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index). Belgium: Volume of imports of goods and services (Percent change) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Base year: 2010 Methodology used to derive volumes: Weighted average of volume changes Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Volume of Imports of goods (Percent change) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Base year: 2010 Methodology used to derive volumes: Weighted average of volume changes Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Volume of exports of goods and services (Percent change) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Base year: 2010 Methodology used to derive volumes: Weighted average of volume changes Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Volume of exports of goods (Percent change) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Base year: 2010 Methodology used to derive volumes: Weighted average of volume changes Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Unemployment rate (Percent of total labor force) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Employment (Persons) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Population (Persons) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government revenue (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government revenue (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government revenue (National currency). Belgium: General government total expenditure (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government total expenditure (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency). Belgium: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government net lending/borrowing (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency). Belgium: General government structural balance (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government structural balance (Percent of potential GDP) See notes for: General government structural balance (National currency). Belgium: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government primary net lending/borrowing (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency). Belgium: General government net debt (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government net debt (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government net debt (National currency). Belgium: General government gross debt (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: General government gross debt (Percent of GDP) See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency). Belgium: Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices (National currency) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 Fiscal assumptions: Projections are based on the 2019-22 Stability Programme and other available information on the authorities' fiscal plans, with adjustments for IMF staff assumptions. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010 Basis of recording: Accrual General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other; Valuation of public debt: Face value Instruments included in gross and net debt: Currency and Deposits; Securities Other than Shares; Loans Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2018 BOP Manual used: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6) Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 09/2019 Belgium: Current account balance (Percent of GDP) See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars).


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