Indicators

Last updates

Current account 11/09/2023
The current account is one of the three broad sub-balances of the balance of payments. It is generally expressed as a percentage of GDP.
Gross domestic product 11/09/2023
Annual and quarterly GDP growth in Belgium, its neighbouring countries, the euro area, the US and Japan.
Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 11/09/2023
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 11/09/2023
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.
Business confidence 11/09/2023
Business confidence is measured as the balance of optimistic and pessimistic answers of company directors in several industries to questions in the business survey.
Consumer confidence 11/09/2023
Consumer confidence is measured as the balance of optimistic and pessimistic answers to a set of questions in the consumer survey.
Exchange rates 11/09/2023
Bilateral exchange rates (between two currencies) as well as nominal effective exchange rates (one currency vis-à-vis a group of other currencies) are provided in this section.
Interest rates 11/09/2023
This section provides the evolution of monetary policy interest rates, 3-month interbank rates and 10-year government bond rates.
Oil prices 11/09/2023
This section provides the price for a barrel of Brent oil in USD and in EUR.
Domestic employment 11/09/2023
This section provides the evolution of the number of employed persons in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the euro area.
Unemployment 11/09/2023
This section provides harmonised unemployment rates (ILO-definition) for Belgium, its neighbouring countries and the euro area, and an unemployment rate based on administrative data for Belgium.
Economic sentiment indicator 11/09/2023
The Economic Sentiment Indicator is a composite indicator that aims to track overall economic activity.

General economic indicators 11/09/2023

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 11/09/2023

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

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 11/09/2023

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).

Indicators

Last updates

Current account 11/09/2023

Gross domestic product 11/09/2023

Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 11/09/2023

Nominal unit labour cost index, index 2010 11/09/2023

Business confidence 11/09/2023

Consumer confidence 11/09/2023

Exchange rates 11/09/2023

Interest rates 11/09/2023

Oil prices 11/09/2023

Domestic employment 11/09/2023

Unemployment 11/09/2023

Economic sentiment indicator 11/09/2023

General economic indicators 11/09/2023

Economic forecasts 11/09/2023

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 11/09/2023