Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 50.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Belgium stood at 50.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Belgium peaked at 53.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2010.
That places Belgium 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.6% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 50.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 50.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +28.1% | 37.3% | 47.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 34.7% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 50.9% | 53.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Belgium?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in Belgium was 50.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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