Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Belgium
Belgium: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Belgium, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 57.9% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Belgium peaked at 60.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1991.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.6% | — |
| 1991 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 57.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 57.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 49.5% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 53.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 49.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 56.9% | 60.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Belgium?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Belgium was 57.9% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.