Remittances in Belgium
Belgium: Remittances was 2.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittances in Belgium, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittances in Belgium is 2.25, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in Belgium peaked at 2.48 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8536, in 1987.
Belgium ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Remittances in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.01 | — |
| 1976 | 0.9266 | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9112 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9447 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8957 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8981 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.906 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9092 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9735 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9359 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9474 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9152 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8536 | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8812 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | +89.1% |
| 1990 | 1.75 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.91 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.77 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.71 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.82 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.78 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.03 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.24 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.28 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.29 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.32 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.39 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.37 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.25 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.31 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 3.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittances 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +89.1% | 0.8812 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9373 | 0.8957 | 1.01 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9886 | 0.8536 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.66 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittances in Belgium?
- Remittances in Belgium was 2.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2020.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8536 in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for remittances?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittances rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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