Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium
Belgium: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium stood at 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium peaked at 871,790 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 358,619 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Belgium 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 358,619 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 371,543 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 441,829 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 509,544 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 552,896 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 589,820 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 633,337 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 686,150 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 688,491 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 752,843 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 737,052 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 807,932 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 871,790 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 522,731 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 544,687 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 587,974 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 681,763 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 686,168 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 492,979 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 555,722 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 702,240 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -40.0% | 871,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 522,731 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 517,967 current US$ per square kilometre | 358,619 current US$ per square kilometre | 686,150 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 688,143 current US$ per square kilometre | 522,731 current US$ per square kilometre | 871,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 640,642 current US$ per square kilometre | 492,979 current US$ per square kilometre | 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 11 Cayman Islands 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Curacao 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Kuwait 852,334 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Netherlands 752,421 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Andorra 634,794 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Switzerland 628,027 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Belgium was 811,628 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 871,790 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,619 current US$ per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.