Belgium

Country at a glance

Belgium is a western europe member of the European Union, with its capital in Brussels. The country joined the European Communities in 1958 as one of the six founding member states. Economically, Belgium is an open trading economy hosting the EU institutions in Brussels, with manufacturing, chemicals and logistics anchored in Antwerp and the Walloon industrial belt. The country has used the euro since 1999, and it is part of the Schengen area for cross-border movement. The official languages are Dutch, French, German and the country is divided into 3 NUTS-1 statistical regions for the purposes of Eurostat reporting. On Eurostat's headline indicators, Belgium is currently 8th-most populous of the 27 member states with data on record.

Indicators by topic

Every Eurostat indicator we hold for Belgium, grouped by theme. Click through to the indicator profile for the cross-country timeline.

More data on Belgium

This profile covers Eurostat statistical indicators. The pages below extend the picture into other strands of EU public data — parliamentary representation, public procurement, EU-funded research, cohesion-fund spending, regional statistics.

• European Parliament

  MEPs elected from Belgium (current term, 2024–2029).

• Public tenders

  TED notices from Belgium buyers — public contracts above EU thresholds.

• EU research grants

  CORDIS-funded R&D projects coordinated from Belgium.

• Cohesion funds

  Kohesio-listed ERDF/ESF+/Cohesion Fund projects in Belgium.

Sources & methodology

Data on this page comes from Eurostat (27 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Each indicator card links to the cross-country profile with the full year-by-year timeline. See methodology for caveats, revision policy and ranking definitions, or sources for the complete dataset list.

Last refreshed: 2026-06-30 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API