Key Insights:
- Belgium’s real GDP per capita grew from €35,370 in 2000 to €44,300 in 2024 (chain linked volumes, 2020 prices)
- The highest peak was reached in 2022 at €43,960 per capita
- The 2009 financial crisis caused a drop to €38,740, representing a -2.7% decline
- COVID-19 impact was significant in 2020 with GDP falling to €40,190 (-5.2% change)
- Strong recovery occurred in 2021 with 5.8% growth, followed by 3.4% growth in 2022
- Overall growth trend shows steady improvement with an average annual growth of approximately 1.1% over the period
Chart Information:
Chart Type: Combination chart with line and bar elements
Colors Used:
- Main color (GDP per capita): #18baa8
- Secondary color (Annual % change): #ff6b6b
Data Source: Eurostat dataset sdg_08_10
Time Period: 2000-2024 (25 years)
Data-Level: BE Source: Eurostat (sdg_08_10) - Real GDP per capita, Chain linked volumes (2020), reference year 2020
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of:
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh,
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region,
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture,
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.,
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj,
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała,
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm,
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz),
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany,
Otelo Cooperative
