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Belgium

BEL Western Europe

State of play

Hosts the headquarters of the EU and NATO, and is itself a federal constitutional monarchy divided along Flemish and Walloon regional lines.

Last reviewed

Indicators

GDP growth0.98% per year · 2025▼ 10.4% vs previous
Military expenditure1.28% of GDP · 2024▲ 7.84% vs previous
Net energy imports89.2% of use · 2023▲ 2.78% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness152.9% of GDP · 2025▼ 3.84% vs previous
Population11.9Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.7% vs previous
Displaced from here182people · 2025▼ 35.0% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — Belgium

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Other Fossil
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Bioenergy
0246810TWh1 Dec 211 Jul 221 Feb 231 Sep 231 Apr 241 Nov 241 Jun 251 Jan 26
View as table
PeriodCoal (TWh)Gas (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Nuclear (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Solar (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-12-0101.950.654.3801.240.060.22
2022-01-0102.160.754.4401.050.10.19
2022-02-0101.160.663.6701.70.220.1
2022-03-0101.560.713.640.020.720.560.18
2022-04-0101.110.643.650.020.980.710.17
2022-05-0101.290.563.590.010.690.890.1
2022-06-0101.420.583.010.010.60.870.2
2022-07-0101.870.562.7800.490.940.21
2022-08-0102.20.553.3300.520.860.19
2022-09-0101.850.543.5400.710.540.17
2022-10-0101.980.563.2101.110.430.14
2022-11-0101.310.663.490.011.480.20.16
2022-12-0102.110.763.390.011.230.10.14
2023-01-0101.750.743.650.031.770.130.17
2023-02-0101.930.712.650.021.070.320.18
2023-03-0101.690.772.740.031.540.470.07
2023-04-0101.260.652.360.030.970.770.05
2023-05-0101.030.642.170.020.811.040.04
2023-06-0101.460.52.2700.691.170.04
2023-07-0101.150.582.7801.180.910.06
2023-08-0101.270.572.490.010.760.850.05
2023-09-0101.110.622.0300.670.790.12
2023-10-0100.790.722.40.011.410.440.06
2023-11-0100.840.732.840.031.740.20.05
2023-12-01010.82.910.031.970.110.05
2024-01-0101.470.782.940.031.640.230.05
2024-02-0100.660.392.7201.540.240.03
2024-03-0100.850.452.2401.030.60.06
2024-04-0100.760.692.10.031.430.840.06
2024-05-0100.720.722.570.030.650.990.06
2024-06-0100.790.662.580.020.71.20.05
2024-07-0100.740.592.870.020.741.220.06
2024-08-0100.720.572.740.010.851.250.06
2024-09-0100.710.592.050.010.950.820.07
2024-10-0100.820.672.150.030.860.580.06
2024-11-0101.660.712.090.021.030.210.07
2024-12-0101.250.692.710.031.590.130.06
2025-01-0100.310.232.870.031.110.210.11
2025-02-0100.340.222.480.030.980.470.12
2025-03-0100.380.32.370.020.6110.12
2025-04-0100.260.251.580.010.721.260.11
2025-05-0100.260.231.7900.991.320.13
2025-06-0100.970.41.710.011.011.370.19
2025-07-0101.240.461.4800.651.290.18
2025-08-0100.870.441.750.010.721.280.2
2025-09-0100.790.261.660.011.260.980.3
2025-10-0101.370.411.590.011.310.460.23
2025-11-0101.410.441.80.011.510.320.18
2025-12-0101.820.471.540.031.660.250.19
2026-01-0102.740.451.540.021.360.250.2
2026-02-0101.390.441.390.011.480.40.17
2026-03-0100.940.461.540.031.21.090.17
2026-04-0101.080.420.090.021.011.440.16
2026-05-0101.310.4200.020.741.450.16
2026-06-0101.330.3600.010.991.50.13

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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