International Rankings of Belgium 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	5,192,000	21	2012
Internet users	8,113,000	36	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	4,631,000	33	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	12,880,000	67	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$258,200,000,000	20	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$241,900,000,000	20	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-3.20	66	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	0.75	59	31 Dec 201
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	3.62	140	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$9,100,000,000	173	2013 est.
Debt - external	$1,424,000,000,000	14	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	28.0	101	2005
Exports	$295,300,000,000	21	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	81.80	19	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	25.00	13	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	53.70	123	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-81.50	147	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	20.20	79	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.80	34	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	0.80	139	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	22.60	112	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	76.60	31	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$507,400,000,000	25	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$37,800	28	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$421,700,000,000	33	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	0.10	77	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	19.20	67	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	28.40	73	2006
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	3.40	14	2006
Imports	$310,200,000,000	18	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	0.20	70	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	1.30	79	2013 est.
Labor force	5,150,000	73	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	2.00	122	2007 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	25.00	36	2007 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	73.00	28	2007 est.
Population below poverty line (%)	15.20	98	2007 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	102.40	15	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$30,770,000,000	52	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 591,700,000,000	21	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$1,215,000,000,000	7	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$1,195,000,000,000	6	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$581,400,000,000	23	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 185,100,000,000	21	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	47.7	16	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	8.80	78	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	131,100,000	35	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	667,700	16	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	10,530	88	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	93	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	84,680,000,000	37	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	6,911,000,000	24	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	43.6	107	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	0.6	130	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	32.3	2	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	16.3	12	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	16,850,000,000	12	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	18,320,000	41	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	83,370,000,000	38	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	8,103.85	22	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	13,460,000,000	42	2011 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	21,180,000,000	18	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	38,900,000,000	14	2012 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	95	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	0	99	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	644,400	28	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	442,800	16	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	355,100	17	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	720,000	24	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	67	168	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	694	181	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	589.8	50	2007
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	6.22	58	2007
Irrigated land (sq km)	234	127	2007
Land Area - sq km	30,278.00	140	NA
Land boundaries - km	1,297	111	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	27.06	32	2011
Land use - other (%)	72.22	163	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.72	126	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	345.11	37	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	30,528.00	141	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	18.30	121	2011
Water Area - sq km	250	127	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	2,291,689	80	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	2,359,232	84	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	1,877,268	80	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	1,934,957	75	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	57,142	97	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	59,665	97	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.05	76	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	797,624	107	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	830,980	107	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	15.60	147	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	598,904	99	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	624,486	100	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	11.70	92	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	2,086,212	81	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	2,131,869	79	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	40.40	69	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	704,284	56	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	690,395	53	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	13.30	15	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	1,147,922	43	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	836,685	44	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	19.00	10	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	9.99	186	2014 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	70.40	32	2010
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	10.76	36	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	28.40	11	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	3.50	117	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	54.80	79	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	26.40	136	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0	132	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0	124	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0	95	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	6.60	18	2010
Health expenditures	10.60	16	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.20	41	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100	67	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	14,000	90	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	6.50	14	2011
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	3.66	192	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.67	187	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.18	190	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	83.22	28	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	76.76	39	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	79.92	34	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	99.00	9	2003 est.
Literacy - male (%)	99.00	10	2003 est.
Literacy - total (%)	99.00	7	2003 est.
Maternal mortality rate	8.00	97	2010
Median age - female (years)	44.40	11	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	41.70	13	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	43.10	11	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	28.00	15	2010 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	1.22	55	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	22.10	65	2008
Physicians density	3.78	16	2010
Population	10,449,361	84	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	0.05	145	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	0	154	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0	147	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	138	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	17	5	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	16	4	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	16	5	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	13	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	19	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	24	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.96	22	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.72	40	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	11	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.96	26	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.65	127	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	20	59	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	20	37	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	20	52	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	0.32	153	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	97.5	5	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	41	83	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	26	53	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	15	86	2013
Heliports	1.00	24	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	87	54	2010
Pipelines (km)	3,828	57	2013
Railways (km)	3,233	55	2008
Roadways (km)	154,012	31	2010
Waterways (km)	2,043	39	2012

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