Belgium

GDP growth in Belgium

GDP growth in Belgium: 4.4% a year in 1980 and 1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1% a year
Since 1980
−3.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
124 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in BelgiumGDP growth in Belgium: 4.4% a year in 1980 and 1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 6.3% a year in 2021, the lowest -4.8% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgium
20251
20241.1
20231.6
20224
20216.3
2020-4.8
20192.4
20181.9
20171.5
20161.2
20151.5
20141.8
20130.3
20120.2
20111.9
20102.7
2009-1.9
20080.4
20073.7
20062.6
20052.3
20043.6
20031
20021.7
20011.1
20003.7
19993.5
19982
19973.8
19961.3
19952.4
19943.2
1993-1
19921.5
19911.8
19903.1
19893.5
19884.7
19872.3
19861.8
19851.7
19842.5
19830.3
19820.6
1981-0.3
19804.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgium
20260.7
20271.1
20281.2
20291.3
20301.3
20311.3

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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