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Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium
Quick facts
- Capital
- Brussels
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 30,528 km²
- Region
- Western Europe
- Languages
- German, French, Dutch
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Demonym
- Belgian
- UN member
- Yes
How Belgium compares
Economy size$671 B
22nd of 178 worldwide · 5th of 8 in Western Europe
Income per person$56,615
17th of 178 worldwide · 6th of 8 in Western Europe
Life expectancy82.3 yrs
23rd of 179 worldwide · 6th of 8 in Western Europe
Internet access95.8%
19th of 179 worldwide · 6th of 8 in Western Europe
Military spending$8.6 B
31st of 163 worldwide · 4th of 6 in Western Europe
Highlights
GDP
$671 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$56,615
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
82.3 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
3.3%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
5,990
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
0.0%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the cloth towns of Flanders to the heart of Europe, a young kingdom carved from the old Low Countries.
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