Foreign direct investment inflows in Belgium
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Belgium were -4.0% of GDP in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
-4.0%
Change from 2024
+2.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
182nd of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Belgium over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.0% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | -6.2% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | -2.0% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | -7.7% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | -7.4% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | -4.2% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | -2.8% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | -5.7% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2 percentage points from -6.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 182nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Trade as a share of GDP
152.9%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
76.0%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
76.5%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
1.0%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
75.5%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
77.5%
2025 · World Bank