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Revision as of 19:37, 21 June 2011
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: Euro (ISO code: EUR)
- Central bank discount rate: 3% (31 December 2008)[1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: 7.03% (31 December 2008)[1]
- is part of the Eurozone
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[2] | 253 833 | 231 934 | 231 663 | 251 884 | 310 074 | 359 609 | 375 714 | 399 226 | 458 389 | 504 206 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] | 111.980 | 106.962 | 105.632 | 102.192 | 96.157 | 91.080 | 89.631 | 85.603 | 82.630 | 88.032 |
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] | 42.957 | 42.946 | 43.085 | 42.085 | 43.146 | 41.460 | 41.577 | 40.776 | 40.226 | 41.217 |
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] | 44.108 | 43.083 | 43.755 | 42.135 | 43.428 | 41.809 | 44.515 | 41.130 | 41.003 | 42.530 |
| Debt to revenue (years) | 2.607 | 2.491 | 2.452 | 2.428 | 2.229 | 2.197 | 2.156 | 2.099 | 2.054 | 2.136 |
References
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCIA_BE - ↑ World Bank. "Belgium: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Belgium: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Belgium: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Belgium: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
Links
- Belgium on Wikipedia
- Central bank of Belgium
- BBC country profile
- Belgium raises just 3 bln with 10-yr bonds by REUTERS, January 2011