Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Belgium
Medium and high-tech industries produced 50.8% of manufacturing value added in Belgium in 2024.
Belgium, 2024
50.8%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
41.8%
Position in 2024
17th of 152
Medium and high-tech manufacturing in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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% of manufacturing value added. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% |
| 2022 | 49.7% |
| 2021 | 50.6% |
| 2020 | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 51.3% |
| 2018 | 50.6% |
| 2017 | 49.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% |
| 2015 | 49.0% |
| 2014 | 49.2% |
| 2013 | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 47.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9% |
| 2010 | 34.4% |
| 2009 | 41.9% |
| 2008 | 43.0% |
| 2007 | 41.9% |
| 2006 | 44.8% |
| 2005 | 43.4% |
| 2004 | 42.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% |
| 2002 | 44.0% |
| 2001 | 43.9% |
| 2000 | 43.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 50.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 49.2%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 152 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 17th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Manufacturing share of GDP
11.2%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
19.8%
2024 · World Bank
Industrial production
90.4 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
8.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-7.1%
August 2026 · Eurostat
Business loan interest rate
4.01%
September 2026 · ECB