Development and industry
Population: 11,164,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $39,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 43%
Women as % of Parliament: 38%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 131.1 million Mt
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 86%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 99%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: NA
Economy: Big Mac Index: NA
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.14%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.945
Economy: Technology Index: 4.59
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 9.3
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 6.3%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 11.57
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 3,363.2$
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 6.9
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 3.9
Media: Televisions (total number): 5,078,392
Media: Per Capita Televisions: 454.89
% of GDP as Industry: 22.6%
Total Labor Force: 5.15 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 25%
Unemployment Rate: 8.8%
Public Debt % of GDP: 102.4%
Inflation Rate: 1.3%
Industries: engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
Value of Exports: $295.3 billion
Export Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs
Export Partners and %: Germany 18%, France 16.1%, Netherlands 13%, UK 7.3%, US 5.3%, Italy 4.4%
Value of Imports: $310.2 billion
Import Commodities: raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products
Import Partners and %: Netherlands 20.9%, Germany 14.2%, France 10.6%, US 6.1%, UK 5.5%, Ireland 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.76
Electricity Production: 83.37 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 84.68 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.6%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 32.3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 0.6
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 16.3
Refined Oil Production: 720,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 644,400 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 13.46 billion cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4.631 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12.88 million
# of Internet Hosts: 5.192 million
# of Internet Users: 8.113 million
# of Airports (total): 41
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 26
# of km of Roadways (total): 154,012 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 120,514 km
# km of Waterways: 2,043 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Oostende, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Gent (Schelde River); Brussels (Senne River); Liege (Meuse River)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $39,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 43%
Women as % of Parliament: 38%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 131.1 million Mt
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 86%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 99%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: NA
Economy: Big Mac Index: NA
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.14%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.945
Economy: Technology Index: 4.59
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 9.3
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 6.3%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 11.57
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 3,363.2$
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 6.9
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 3.9
Media: Televisions (total number): 5,078,392
Media: Per Capita Televisions: 454.89
% of GDP as Industry: 22.6%
Total Labor Force: 5.15 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 25%
Unemployment Rate: 8.8%
Public Debt % of GDP: 102.4%
Inflation Rate: 1.3%
Industries: engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum
Value of Exports: $295.3 billion
Export Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs
Export Partners and %: Germany 18%, France 16.1%, Netherlands 13%, UK 7.3%, US 5.3%, Italy 4.4%
Value of Imports: $310.2 billion
Import Commodities: raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products
Import Partners and %: Netherlands 20.9%, Germany 14.2%, France 10.6%, US 6.1%, UK 5.5%, Ireland 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.76
Electricity Production: 83.37 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 84.68 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.6%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 32.3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 0.6
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 16.3
Refined Oil Production: 720,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 644,400 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 13.46 billion cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4.631 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12.88 million
# of Internet Hosts: 5.192 million
# of Internet Users: 8.113 million
# of Airports (total): 41
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 26
# of km of Roadways (total): 154,012 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 120,514 km
# km of Waterways: 2,043 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Oostende, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Gent (Schelde River); Brussels (Senne River); Liege (Meuse River)