Investment share of GDP in Belgium

Investment in Belgium was equal to 25.7% of GDP in 2025.

Belgium, 2025 25.7% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 24.6%
European Union, 2025 22.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 22.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Investment share of GDP 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.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 25.7% 22.0%
2024 24.6% 21.6%
2023 25.3% 22.5%
2022 27.4% 24.2%
2021 24.4% 23.1%
2020 24.1% 22.1%
2019 24.7% 22.5%
2018 25.6% 21.9%
2017 24.3% 21.3%
2016 24.2% 20.7%
2015 23.3% 20.5%
2014 23.3% 20.1%
2013 22.7% 19.7%
2012 23.6% 20.1%
2011 24.5% 21.5%
2010 22.4% 20.9%
2009 22.0% 20.4%
2008 25.9% 23.8%
2007 24.6% 24.2%
2006 24.0% 23.3%
2005 23.7% 22.3%
2004 22.7% 22.0%
2003 21.0% 21.7%
2002 20.7% 21.8%
2001 22.6% 22.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 24.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.3%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices