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Indicators

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Current account balance, 3-year average 25/05/2023
The balance of payments is broken down into three broad sub-balances: the current account, the capital account, and the financial account. The current account covers all transactions (other than those in financial items) that involve economic values and occur between resident and non-resident units. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
Current account balance, % of GDP 25/05/2023
The balance of payments is broken down into three broad sub-balances: the current account, the capital account, and the financial account. The current account covers all transactions (other than those in financial items) that involve economic values and occur between resident and non-resident units.
Total financial sector liabilities 25/05/2023
The financial sector liabilities measure the evolution of the sum of all liabilities (which includes currency and deposits, securities other than shares, loans, shares and other equity, insurance technical reserves and other accounts payable) of the financial sector. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
General government gross debt 25/05/2023
Government debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt of the whole general government sector at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year. The indicator expresses the government debt in percentage of GDP. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
House price index, year-on-year change 25/05/2023
The deflated house price index (or real house price index) is the ratio between the house price index (HPI) and the final consumption deflator. This indicator therefore measures the evolution of inflation in the house market relative to the whole final consumption basket. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
House price index, index 2010 25/05/2023
The deflated house price index (or real house price index) is the ratio between the house price index (HPI) and the final consumption deflator. This indicator therefore measures the evolution of inflation in the house market relative to the whole final consumption basket.
Net international investment position 25/05/2023
Net international investment position (NIIP) records the financial assets and liabilities position of a country vis-à-vis the rest of the world. It is an important measure of the net position of an economy domestic sectors vis-à-vis the rest of the world. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 25/05/2023
The nominal unit labour cost (NULC) is defined as the ratio of total compensation of employees, in millions of national currency per total number of employees in persons divided by the ratio of GDP in market prices in millions, chain-linked volumes, reference year 2005, at 2005 exchange rates in national currency per total number of persons employed. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
Nominal unit labour cost index, index 2010 25/05/2023
The nominal unit labour cost (NULC) is defined as the ratio of total compensation of employees, in millions of national currency per total number of employees in persons divided by the ratio of GDP in market prices in millions, chain-linked volumes, reference year 2005, at 2005 exchange rates in national currency per total number of persons employed.
Private sector credit flow 25/05/2023
The private sector credit flow represents the net amount of liabilities in which the sectors non-financial corporations (S.11) and households and non-profit institutions serving households (S.14_S.15) have incurred along the year. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.

General economic indicators 24/05/2023

This section aims to provide a general overview of the macroeconomic stance of Belgium, its three neighbouring countries and the euro area as a whole. For some indicators, their American and Japanese counterparts are added to provide a global perspective.

Economic forecasts 24/05/2023

This section provides an overview of forecasts of different institutions for Belgium and the euro area.

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 25/05/2023

The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is based on Article 121.6 of the Treaty that deals with the coordination of EU Member States economic policies (23/11/2011).

Transport indicators 27/01/2021

As part of its collaboration with the Federal Public Service Transport and Mobility, the Federal Planning Bureau develops and maintains a Transport database. In this section, the evolution of the indicators for Belgium from 2000 to 2013 are compared to the European aggregates. The indicators presented cover a wide range of subjects, with varying scope.

Indicators

Last updates

Current account balance, 3-year average 25/05/2023

Current account balance, % of GDP 25/05/2023

Total financial sector liabilities 25/05/2023

General government gross debt 25/05/2023

House price index, year-on-year change 25/05/2023

House price index, index 2010 25/05/2023

Net international investment position 25/05/2023

Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 25/05/2023

Nominal unit labour cost index, index 2010 25/05/2023

Private sector credit flow 25/05/2023

General economic indicators 24/05/2023

Economic forecasts 24/05/2023

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 25/05/2023

Transport indicators 27/01/2021