Overview Belgium

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Zuidas in Amsterdam
Currency Euro
Fiscal year calendar year
Trade organisations EU, WTO and OECD
Statistics
GDP $832.160 billion (Nominal), $694.574 billion (PPP) (2011 est.)[1]
GDP growth 1.5% (2011 est.)[2]
GDP per capita $41,949 (2011 est.)[3]
GDP by sector agriculture: 1.9%; industry: 24.4%; services: 73.7% (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI) 1.2% (2009 est.)
Population
below poverty line		 10% (2010 est.)
Gini coefficient 30.9 (2007)
Labour force 8.33 million (2009 est.)
Labour force
by occupation		 agriculture: 2%; industry: 18%; services: 80% (2005 est.)
Unemployment 6.5% (August 2012)[4]
Average gross salary 3,728 € / 5,035 $, monthly (2006)[5]
Average net salary 1,980 € / 2,673 $, monthly (2006)[5]
Main industries agriculture-related industries, metal andengineering products, electronic machineryand equipment, chemicals, petroleum,construction, microelectronics, fishing
Ease of Doing Business Rank 31st[6]
External
Exports $397.6 billion (2009 est.)
Export goods machinery and equipment, chemicals,fuels; foodstuffs
Main export partners Germany 25.4%, Belgium 13.7%, France8.9%, United Kingdom 8.8%, Italy 5.2% (2008)
Imports $358.9 billion (2009 est.)
Import goods machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Main import partners Germany 16.6%, China 10.1%, Belgium8.7%, United States 7.5%, United Kingdom5.8%, Russia 5.4%, France 4.4% (2008)
FDI stock $661 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Gross external debt $373.3 billion (31 December 2009)
Public finances
Public debt 62.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Revenues $335.4 billion (2009 est.)
Expenses $372.5 billion (2009 est.)
Economic aid € 4 bn (As of 2005)
Foreign reserves US$32.354 billion (April 2011)[9]
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

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