High-technology exports in Belgium

High-technology products made up 19.8% of manufactured exports from Belgium in 2024.

Measure: High-technology exports Unit: % of manufactured exports Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2024 19.8% % of manufactured exports
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 18.5%
European Union, 2024 20.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 17.5% Middle value of 27 countries

High-technology exports in Belgium over time

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% of manufactured exports. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 2007 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2024 19.8% 20.6%
2023 18.5% 19.3%
2022 23.6% 19.1%
2021 21.4% 16.3%
2020 15.3% 16.2%
2019 14.1% 16.3%
2018 11.7% 15.7%
2017 11.5% 16.1%
2016 13.3% 17.7%
2015 12.3% 17.4%
2014 11.9% 16.6%
2013 10.6% 16.5%
2012 8.9% 16.5%
2011 8.7% 16.0%
2010 9.3% 16.7%
2009 11.4% 16.9%
2008 8.9% 15.3%
2007 8.5% 15.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 18.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.9%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations, Comtrade database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2007 to 2024 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: United Nations, Comtrade database