Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Belgium
Belgium: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Belgium is 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Belgium peaked at 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Belgium 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 42% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | -31.3% | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 128 Kenya 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Romania 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Bolivia 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Ghana 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Guatemala 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Ecuador 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Belgium?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Belgium was 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Belgium ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.