Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) was 8.32 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.99% from 8.95 billion in 2014 (0.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8.32 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.09 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 8.95 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 10.22 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | 679.45 million | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 5.78 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 7.21 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) fell 7.3% on 2023 (from 8.98 billion to 8.32 billion).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +46% and a typical year strayed about 253.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,331.4% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 89.5% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 415.37 million a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Belgium had the 2nd highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Belgium in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 30 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,324,450,000 |
| 2023 | 8,981,734,000 |
| 2022 | 6,588,657,000 |
| 2021 | 6,286,844,000 |
| 2020 | 4,151,100,000 |
| 2019 | 4,093,596,000 |
| 2018 | 4,759,529,000 |
| 2017 | 4,150,966,000 |
| 2016 | 4,125,852,000 |
| 2015 | 6,355,963,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Belgium
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$56.39 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$24.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$725.47 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 642.02 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$539.12 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 531.48 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$60,750 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53,762 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$45,146 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 44,506 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU)?
- 8.32 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 15.39% from 7.21 billion in 1995 (0.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10.22 billion in 2008 and the lowest 679.45 million in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank?
- 2nd highest of 17 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) unusual for Belgium?
- In 2024, Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (constant LCU) fell 7.3% on 2023 (from 8.98 billion to 8.32 billion). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +46% and a typical year strayed about 253.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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