Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium

Belgium: Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home was 19.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
19.5
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
26th
of 37 countries
All-time high
28.7
in 2004
All-time low
19.5
in 2025
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium, 2003–2025

01020302003201420252003: 27.22004: 28.72005: 26.52006: 24.82007: 23.42008: 262009: 26.32010: 26.92011: 27.82012: 27.32013: 27.32014: 26.62015: 26.42016: 26.32017: 25.32018: 23.42019: 22.42020: 21.52021: 20.32022: 20.72023: 21.72024: 21.42025: 19.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 19.5 for inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium peaked at 28.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.5, in 2025.

Belgium ranks 26th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium, 2003 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2003 27.2
2004 28.7 +5.5%
2005 26.5 -7.7%
2006 24.8 -6.4%
2007 23.4 -5.6%
2008 26 +11.1%
2009 26.3 +1.2%
2010 26.9 +2.3%
2011 27.8 +3.3%
2012 27.3 -1.8%
2013 27.3 +0.0%
2014 26.6 -2.6%
2015 26.4 -0.8%
2016 26.3 -0.4%
2017 25.3 -3.8%
2018 23.4 -7.5%
2019 22.4 -4.3%
2020 21.5 -4.0%
2021 20.3 -5.6%
2022 20.7 +2.0%
2023 21.7 +4.8%
2024 21.4 -1.4%
2025 19.5 -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.13 23.4 28.7 7
2010s 25.97 22.4 27.8 10
2020s 20.85 19.5 21.7 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 23 France 23.2 compare
  2. 24 Germany 20.9 compare
  3. 25 Ireland 20.5 compare
  4. 27 Czechia 19 compare
  5. 28 Austria 17.8 compare
  6. 29 Slovenia 15.2 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium?
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home in Belgium was 19.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 28.7 in 2004.
What is the lowest inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 2025.
How does Belgium rank for inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home?
Belgium ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 820 data points, 2003–2025
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