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Manufacturing share of GDP — all countries

Manufacturing share of GDP — Belgium

Manufacturing share of GDP in Belgium in 2025 — 11.2%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 7.2 pp.

2025 11.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 132
Period maximum 18.4%1997
Period minimum 10.7%2021

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Manufacturing share of GDP — Belgium, 1995–2025101214161820199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 18.3%1996: 18.2%1997: 18.4%1998: 18.2%1999: 17.3%2000: 17.5%2001: 17%2002: 16.8%2003: 16.2%2004: 16.1%2005: 15.9%2006: 15%2007: 15.1%2008: 14%2009: 12.8%2010: 13.1%2011: 12.9%2012: 12.6%2013: 12.7%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.6%2016: 12.2%2017: 12.4%2018: 12.3%2019: 12.4%2020: 12%2021: 10.7%2022: 12.5%2023: 12%2024: 11.4%2025: 11.2%
Change over the period: −7.2 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 11.2%
World 14.9%
Europe & Central Asia 13.5%
Western Europe computed 14%
Manufacturing share of GDP — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.2 −0.3 pp
2024 11.4 −0.5 pp
2023 12 −0.6 pp
2022 12.5 +1.8 pp
2021 10.7 −1.3 pp
2020 12 −0.4 pp
2019 12.4 +0.1 pp
2018 12.3 −0.1 pp
2017 12.4 +0.2 pp
2016 12.2 −0.3 pp
2015 12.6 −0 pp
2014 12.6 −0.1 pp
2013 12.7 +0 pp
2012 12.6 −0.3 pp
2011 12.9 −0.2 pp
2010 13.1 +0.3 pp
2009 12.8 −1.2 pp
2008 14 −1.1 pp
2007 15.1 +0 pp
2006 15 −0.9 pp
2005 15.9 −0.2 pp
2004 16.1 −0.1 pp
2003 16.2 −0.6 pp
2002 16.8 −0.2 pp
2001 17 −0.5 pp
2000 17.5 +0.2 pp
1999 17.3 −0.9 pp
1998 18.2 −0.2 pp
1997 18.4 +0.2 pp
1996 18.2 −0.2 pp
1995 18.3 —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CH Switzerland 18.9 DE Germany 17.6 AT Austria 15.2 BE Belgium 11.2 NL Netherlands 10.1 FR France 9.5 LU Luxembourg 3.7
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About the indicator

The share of manufacturing value added in GDP. This is the cleanest indicator of an industrial base: unlike the share of industry as a whole it excludes mining and construction. A rising share usually accompanies industrialization, while its decline in advanced countries marks the shift to a service economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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