2019: Regions' economic growth rates converged on national figure
The Belgian economy grew by 0.2 % in the fourth quarter of 2020
After a historical fall in the second quarter of 2020, economic activity was up by 11.6 % in the third quarter, although year-on-year growth remains strongly negative at -4.3 %. Domestic employment rose by 0.2 %.
2018: Household disposable income growing at a slower pace than in 2017 and savings rate falling in all three Regions
Inside information
Business confidence shows very modest improvement in January
January brings slight drop in consumer
November 2020: Slow foreign trade recovery