Belgium vs Japan

Belgium vs Japan: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 1.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Japan: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 1.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumJapanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 124 and Japan ranked 118 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.3% a year and Japan at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumJapan
202511.2
20241.10.1
20231.60.9
202241.2
20216.33.6
2020-4.8-4.3
20192.4-0.3
20181.90.8
20171.51.6
20161.20.7
20151.51.8
20141.80.9
20130.32
20120.21.6
20111.9-0.2
20102.74.1
2009-1.9-5.9
20080.4-1.2
20073.71.7
20062.61.5
20052.31.8
20043.62.1
200311.4
20021.70.1
20011.10.3
20003.73
19993.5-0.3
19982-1.8
19973.81.4
19961.33.1
19952.42.3
19943.20.9
1993-1-0.5
19921.50.9
19911.83.5
19903.14.8
19893.54.9
19884.76.7
19872.34.6
19861.83.3
19851.75.2
19842.54.4
19830.33.6
19820.63.3
1981-0.34.3
19804.43.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumJapan
20260.70.8
20271.10.7
20281.20.6
20291.30.6
20301.30.6
20311.30.6

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.

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