Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in Belgium

Belgium: Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad was 28.15 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.15 billion
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
28.15 billion
in 2024
All-time low
10.88 billion
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2024

Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in Belgium, 2001–2024

010.0B20.0B30.0B2001201220242001: 10.9B2002: 11.3B2003: 13.4B2004: 15.5B2005: 16.8B2006: 17.9B2007: 19.2B2009: 20.8B2010: 20.9B2011: 22.8B2012: 22.4B2013: 24.5B2014: 26.4B2015: 15.9B2016: 16.5B2017: 17.8B2018: 20.8B2019: 20.9B2020: 15.0B2021: 16.9B2022: 21.4B2023: 24.7B2024: 28.2B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 28.15 billion for spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in Belgium peaked at 28.15 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.88 billion, in 2001.

That places Belgium 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.71 billion 10.88 billion 20.81 billion 8
2010s 20.90 billion 15.86 billion 26.44 billion 10
2020s 21.26 billion 15.03 billion 28.15 billion 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 14 Singapore 31.27 billion compare
  2. 15 Netherlands 28.83 billion compare
  3. 16 Hong Kong 28.54 billion compare
  4. 18 Switzerland 26.83 billion compare
  5. 19 Brazil 23.89 billion compare
  6. 20 United Arab Emirates 21.60 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in Belgium?
Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad in Belgium was 28.15 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 28.15 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 10.88 billion in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad?
Belgium ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Spending by a countrys residents while travelling abroad
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,611 data points, 1995–2024
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