Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was 10.13 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 23.29% from 8.22 billion in 2014 (2.12% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10.13 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.04 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 8.22 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 10.76 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | -302.61 million | 1983 |
| Average since 2015 | 6.15 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 390.38 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 630.5 million on 2023 (from 10.76 billion to 10.13 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +248.44 million and a typical year strayed about 2.24 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 8.16 billion in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.94 billion 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 671.75 million a year. A straight line explains 62% 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 8th highest value of the 39 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
- France — 5th of 39: 56.06 billion
- New Caledonia — 6th of 39: 30.43 billion
- Kuwait — 7th of 39: 10.15 billion
- Afghanistan — 9th of 39: 5.41 billion
- Faroe Islands — 10th of 39: 472.4 million
- Bermuda — 11th of 39: 294.75 million
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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 55 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,129,600,000 |
| 2023 | 10,760,100,000 |
| 2022 | 7,578,700,000 |
| 2021 | 6,524,300,000 |
| 2020 | 4,151,100,000 |
| 2019 | 4,042,200,000 |
| 2018 | 4,641,400,000 |
| 2017 | 3,954,200,000 |
| 2016 | 3,841,500,000 |
| 2015 | 5,848,600,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -5.05 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -336.98 billion (2025)
- Austria — -953.6 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — -3.38 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -3.39 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 324,300 (2025)
- Bulgaria — -5.95 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -980.39 million (2025)
- Cyprus — -4.06 billion (2025)
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) (current LCU)?
- 10.13 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 2,495% from 390.38 million in 1970 (6.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10.76 billion in 2023 and the lowest -302.61 million in 1983.
- How does Belgium rank?
- 8th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Belgium?
- In 2024, Belgium's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 630.5 million on 2023 (from 10.76 billion to 10.13 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +248.44 million and a typical year strayed about 2.24 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.CN, 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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