Development and Industry of Belgium
Population: 10,449,361
GNI PPP per capita: $39,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 43%
Women as % of Parliament: 41.3%
CO2 Emmisions per capita: 9.9 metric tons
Death due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 86%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel: 99%
Democracy:
CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 2.0
Economy:
Big Mac Index: €1.50
Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -3.2
Human Development Index: 0.897
Technology Index: 4.59
Education:
Average Years of School for Adlults: 16
Education Spending: 6.6 % of GDP
Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3
Health:
Expenditure per capita: 10.6%
Hospital Beds per 1000 persons: 6.5
Physicians per 1000 persons: 3.78
Media:
Number of Televisions: 4,720,000
Televisions per capita: 0.45
% of GDP as industry: 22.6%
Total Labor Force: 5.25 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 25%
Unemployment Rate: 8.8%
Public Debt % of GDP: 102.4%
Inflation Rate: 1.3%
Industries: Engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, and petroleum.
Value of Exports: $295.3 billion
Export Commoditites: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, and foodstuffs.
Export Partners and Percentages: Germany 18%, France 16.1%, Netherlands 13%, UK 7.3%, US 5.3%, Italy 4.4%
Value of Imports: $310.2 billion
Import Commoditites: Raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, and oil products.
Import Partners and Percentage: Netherlands 20.9%, Germany 14.2%, France 10.6%, US 6.1%, UK 5.5%, Ireland 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.76
Electricity Production: 83.37 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 84.68 billiob kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.6%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 32.3%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 0.6%
Electricity from Renewable Resources: 16.3%
Refined Oil Production: 720,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 644,400 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 13.46 billion cu m
Number of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4,631,000
Number of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12,880,000
Number of Internet Hosts: 5,192,000
Number of Internet Users: 8,113,000
Number of Total Airports: 41
Number of Airports with Paved Runways: 26
Length of Roadways: 154,012 km
Length of Paved Roadways: 120,514 km
Length of Waterways: 2,043 km
Location of Main Ports and Terminals: Oostende and Zeebrugge
GNI PPP per capita: $39,260
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 43%
Women as % of Parliament: 41.3%
CO2 Emmisions per capita: 9.9 metric tons
Death due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 86%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel: 99%
Democracy:
CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 2.0
Economy:
Big Mac Index: €1.50
Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -3.2
Human Development Index: 0.897
Technology Index: 4.59
Education:
Average Years of School for Adlults: 16
Education Spending: 6.6 % of GDP
Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 11:1
Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3
Health:
Expenditure per capita: 10.6%
Hospital Beds per 1000 persons: 6.5
Physicians per 1000 persons: 3.78
Media:
Number of Televisions: 4,720,000
Televisions per capita: 0.45
% of GDP as industry: 22.6%
Total Labor Force: 5.25 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 25%
Unemployment Rate: 8.8%
Public Debt % of GDP: 102.4%
Inflation Rate: 1.3%
Industries: Engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, and petroleum.
Value of Exports: $295.3 billion
Export Commoditites: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, and foodstuffs.
Export Partners and Percentages: Germany 18%, France 16.1%, Netherlands 13%, UK 7.3%, US 5.3%, Italy 4.4%
Value of Imports: $310.2 billion
Import Commoditites: Raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, and oil products.
Import Partners and Percentage: Netherlands 20.9%, Germany 14.2%, France 10.6%, US 6.1%, UK 5.5%, Ireland 4.4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.76
Electricity Production: 83.37 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 84.68 billiob kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 43.6%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 32.3%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 0.6%
Electricity from Renewable Resources: 16.3%
Refined Oil Production: 720,000 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 644,400 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 13.46 billion cu m
Number of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4,631,000
Number of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 12,880,000
Number of Internet Hosts: 5,192,000
Number of Internet Users: 8,113,000
Number of Total Airports: 41
Number of Airports with Paved Runways: 26
Length of Roadways: 154,012 km
Length of Paved Roadways: 120,514 km
Length of Waterways: 2,043 km
Location of Main Ports and Terminals: Oostende and Zeebrugge