Belgium vs Israel

Belgium vs Israel: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 3.5% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.5 percentage points, or 3.55 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Israel: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 3.5% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 2.5 percentage points, or 3.55 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumIsraelIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 124 and Israel ranked 69 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.3% a year and Israel at 3.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumIsrael
202513.5
20241.11.7
20231.62
202246.1
20216.39
2020-4.8-1.9
20192.43.6
20181.94.1
20171.54.3
20161.24.5
20151.52.2
20141.83.7
20130.34.1
20120.22.4
20111.95.6
20102.75.5
2009-1.91.2
20080.43.2
20073.76.3
20062.65.6
20052.34.3
20043.64.6
200311.6
20021.7-0.3
20011.10.3
20003.78.6
19993.53.3
199824
19973.83.6
19961.35.9
19952.49.7
19943.27
1993-13.8
19921.57.2
19911.84.6
19903.16.6
19893.51.4
19884.73.6
19872.37.5
19861.83.6
19851.74.5
19842.52.2
19830.32.6
19820.61.4
1981-0.34.7
19804.43.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumIsrael
20260.74.5
20271.14.4
20281.23.6
20291.33.6
20301.33.6
20311.33.5

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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.

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