Template:Economy of Belgium table
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| Economy of Belgium | ||
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| Currency | 1 Euro = 100 eurocent | |
| Fiscal year | Calendar year | |
| Trade organisations | EU, WTO and OECD | |
| Statistics [1] | ||
| GDP ranking | 32nd (2005) [2] | |
| GDP (PPP) | $342.5 billion (2006) | |
| GDP growth | 3.2% (2006) | |
| GDP per capita | $34,478(2006->begin of fiscal year) | |
| GDP per capita ranking | 21nd (2005) | |
| GDP by sector | agriculture (1%), industry (24%), services (74.9%) (2004) | |
| Inflation | 2.8% (2005) | |
| Pop below poverty line | 4% (1989) | |
| Labour force | 4.77m (2005) | |
| Labour force by occupation | services (74.2%), industry (24.5%), agriculture (1.3%) (2003) | |
| Unemployment | 7.4% (2006) | |
| Main industries | engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum | |
| Trading partners [3] | ||
| Exports | $269.6 billion f.o.b (2005) | |
| Main partners | Germany 19.4%, France 17.3%, Netherlands 11.7%, United Kingdom 8.2%, United States 6.4%, Italy 5.3%(2005) | |
| Imports | $264.5 billion f.o.b. (2005) | |
| Main partners | Netherlands 17.8%, Germany 17.2%, France 11.4%, United Kingdom 6.8%, Ireland 6.5%, United States 5.4% (2005) | |
| Public finances [4] | ||
| Public debt | € 279.9 bn (94.3 % of GDP) (2006) | |
| External debt | $28.3bn (1999) | |
| Revenues | $4 billion (2005) | |
| Expenses | $180.5 billion (2005) | |
| Economic aid | $1.072bn (2002) | |
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