Scientific and technical journal articles in Belgium
Researchers in Belgium published 16,816 scientific and technical articles in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
16,816
Change from 2022
−1.8%
European Union, 2023
558,077 articles
Position in 2023
28th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Belgium over time
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Articles, fractional count. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16,816 articles | 558,077 articles |
| 2022 | 17,124 articles | 568,739 articles |
| 2021 | 17,846 articles | 588,274 articles |
| 2020 | 16,603 articles | 554,457 articles |
| 2019 | 16,217 articles | 543,786 articles |
| 2018 | 16,200 articles | 530,444 articles |
| 2017 | 16,086 articles | 530,740 articles |
| 2016 | 16,560 articles | 528,513 articles |
| 2015 | 16,491 articles | 525,923 articles |
| 2014 | 16,669 articles | 519,982 articles |
| 2013 | 16,397 articles | 510,177 articles |
| 2012 | 16,091 articles | 500,131 articles |
| 2011 | 15,360 articles | 480,846 articles |
| 2010 | 14,845 articles | 461,646 articles |
| 2009 | 14,618 articles | 449,914 articles |
| 2008 | 14,086 articles | 430,826 articles |
| 2007 | 13,465 articles | 410,767 articles |
| 2006 | 12,856 articles | 392,756 articles |
| 2005 | 12,640 articles | 374,012 articles |
| 2004 | 11,405 articles | 338,573 articles |
| 2003 | 10,755 articles | 319,973 articles |
| 2002 | 10,213 articles | 307,259 articles |
| 2001 | 9,951 articles | 299,798 articles |
| 2000 | 9,593 articles | 290,458 articles |
| 1999 | 9,245 articles | 277,469 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.8% from 17,124 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 16,397 articles, the figure has changed by +2.6%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 558,077 articles.
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All statistics for Belgium
Researchers per million people
5,990 per million people
2023 · World Bank
R&D spending share of GDP
3.34%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Researchers as a share of the labour force
1.52%e (Estimated)
2024 · Eurostat
European patent applications
214.4p (Provisional) per million people
2025 · Eurostat
R&D spending share of GDP
3.27%
2023 · World Bank