Belgium GDP growth rate history

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0.5%Q2 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: Q1 1996
History ends: Q2 2026
Frequency: Quarterly observations
Unit: Percent

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4 observations · Q1 2020 to Q4 2020

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Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
Q1 2020	−0.5%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
Q2 2020	−12.0%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
Q3 2020	−2.7%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat
Q4 2020	−3.8%	Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat

Belgium GDP growth rate history by year

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Belgium GDP growth rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	0.7%	0.8%Q1 2026	0.5%Q2 2026	▼ −0.3
2025	1.0%	1.0%Q2 2025	0.9%Q1 2025	▲ +0.1
2024	1.1%	1.2%Q1 2024	1.0%Q4 2024	▼ −0.2
2023	1.6%	2.7%Q1 2023	0.9%Q4 2023	▼ −1.8
2022	4.0%	4.9%Q1 2022	2.7%Q4 2022	▼ −2.2
2021	6.4%	14.3%Q2 2021	0.3%Q1 2021	▲ +6.2
2020	−4.8%	−0.5%Q1 2020	−12.0%Q2 2020	▼ −3.3
2019	2.5%	2.9%Q3 2019	2.2%Q1 2019	▲ +0.1
2018	1.9%	2.2%Q4 2018	1.5%Q1 2018	▲ +0.7
2017	1.5%	1.8%Q1 2017	1.0%Q3 2017	▼ −0.2
2016	1.2%	1.2%Q1 2016	1.2%Q1 2016	0.0
2015	1.5%	1.9%Q2 2015	1.0%Q4 2015	▼ −0.7
2014	1.8%	2.0%Q1 2014	1.7%Q2 2014	▼ −0.3
2013	0.3%	0.8%Q4 2013	−0.5%Q1 2013	▲ +1.3
2012	0.2%	0.5%Q1 2012	−0.1%Q4 2012	▼ −0.6
2011	2.0%	2.5%Q1 2011	1.4%Q4 2011	▼ −1.1
2010	2.7%	3.4%Q2 2010	2.3%Q4 2010	▼ −0.5
2009	−1.9%	5.2%Q4 2009	−5.7%Q1 2009	▲ +10.9
2008	0.5%	1.9%Q1 2008	−2.1%Q4 2008	▼ −4.0
2007	3.7%	4.0%Q2 2007	3.1%Q4 2007	▼ −0.7

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Belgium GDP growth rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	2.6%	3.0%Q4 2006	2.2%Q2 2006	▲ +0.6
2005	2.3%	2.9%Q1 2005	1.8%Q3 2005	▼ −0.8
2004	3.6%	4.1%Q3 2004	2.9%Q1 2004	▲ +0.8
2003	1.1%	1.6%Q1 2003	0.7%Q2 2003	▼ −0.4
2002	1.7%	2.7%Q4 2002	0.5%Q1 2002	▲ +2.2
2001	1.1%	2.1%Q1 2001	−0.1%Q4 2001	▼ −2.2
2000	3.7%	4.5%Q1 2000	3.1%Q3 2000	▼ −1.4
1999	3.6%	5.4%Q4 1999	1.8%Q1 1999	▲ +3.6
1998	2.0%	3.4%Q1 1998	1.1%Q4 1998	▼ −2.3
1997	3.8%	4.2%Q3 1997	3.3%Q1 1997	▲ +0.6
1996	1.3%	1.4%Q2 1996	1.2%Q1 1996	▲ +0.2

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Source: Statbel; National Bank of Belgium; Eurostat; API reference →
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