International tourism, receipts in Belgium
Belgium: International tourism, receipts was 1.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Belgium, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.8% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Belgium peaked at 4.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 148th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.9% | — |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Belgium?
- International tourism, receipts in Belgium was 1.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Belgium ranks 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.