034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile in Belgium

Belgium: 034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile was -0.3543 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
-0.3543
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
5th
of 52 countries
All-time high
-0.2722
in 2007
All-time low
-0.7236
in 2009
Years of data
16
1998–2013

034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile in Belgium, 1998–2013

-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.31998200520131998: -0.4641999: -0.5272000: -0.4442001: -0.4292002: -0.4642003: -0.2972004: -0.2862005: -0.3462006: -0.2972007: -0.2722008: -0.3462009: -0.7242010: -0.3942011: -0.4242012: -0.3762013: -0.354

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded -0.3543 for 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile in 2013.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile in Belgium peaked at -0.2722 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7236, in 2009.

Belgium ranks 5th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for 034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile in Belgium, 1998 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1998 -0.464 —
1999 -0.5269 +13.5%
2000 -0.4439 -15.7%
2001 -0.4295 -3.2%
2002 -0.464 +8.0%
2003 -0.2969 -36.0%
2004 -0.2857 -3.8%
2005 -0.3459 +21.1%
2006 -0.2967 -14.2%
2007 -0.2722 -8.3%
2008 -0.346 +27.1%
2009 -0.7236 +109.1%
2010 -0.3944 -45.5%
2011 -0.4242 +7.6%
2012 -0.3756 -11.4%
2013 -0.3543 -5.7%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's -0.3543 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.5001, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's -0.3543 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.5525, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -109.1% -0.346 -0.7236

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4955 -0.5269 -0.464 2
2000s -0.3904 -0.7236 -0.2722 10
2010s -0.3871 -0.4242 -0.3543 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 2 Sweden -0.0725 compare
  2. 3 East Timor -0.0972 compare
  3. 4 Romania -0.2955 compare
  4. 6 Slovenia -0.3689 compare
  5. 7 Morocco -0.3855 compare
  6. 8 Ecuador -0.3866 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile in Belgium?
034.growth of incumbents: first quartile in Belgium was -0.3543 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was -0.2722 in 2007.
What is the lowest 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7236 in 2009.
How does Belgium rank for 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile?
Belgium ranks 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2013.
Is 034.growth of incumbents: first quartile rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of 034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
034.Growth of Incumbents: First Quartile
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 496 data points, 1998–2014
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