Australia vs Belgium

Australia vs Belgium: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2% a year in Australia and 1% a year in Belgium, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1 percentage points, or 2.02 times that in Belgium.

Watch it change on the map

% a year · IMF

Australia vs Belgium: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2% a year in Australia and 1% a year in Belgium, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1 percentage points, or 2.02 times that in Belgium.
AustraliaBelgiumIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 103 and Belgium ranked 124 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.2% a year and Belgium at 1.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaBelgium
202521
202411.1
20232.11.6
20224.24
20215.46.3
2020-2-4.8
201922.4
20182.81.9
20172.41.5
20162.71.2
20152.31.5
20142.61.8
20132.20.3
20123.90.2
20112.81.9
20102.42.7
20092-1.9
20082.70.4
20074.43.7
20062.62.6
200532.3
20044.13.6
200331
20024.11.7
20012.61.1
20003.13.7
19994.43.5
19984.72
19974.73.8
199641.3
199532.4
19944.93.2
19933.9-1
19922.61.5
1991-11.8
19901.53.1
19894.63.5
19884.34.7
19874.92.3
19862.41.8
19855.51.7
19846.32.5
1983-0.50.3
19820.10.6
19814.1-0.3
19802.94.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaBelgium
20261.90.7
20271.61.1
20281.81.2
202921.3
20302.11.3
20312.21.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Australia vs Belgium

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment