Europe · Western Europe
Capital: Brussels
Belgium
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Belgium in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #28
Belgium's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
11.9M
#81 of 196
59th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$725.47B
#22 of 196
89th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$8.56B
#33 of 196
84th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$21.30B
#16 of 196
92nd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$81.04B
#33 of 196
84th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Brussels
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Country code
- BEL
- Neighbors
- FranceGermanyLuxembourgNetherlands
Three interesting facts
Belgium shares land borders with 4 countries: France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Netherlands.
Belgium spans roughly 30,528 square kilometers, placing it around 136th by area in this factbook.
The country’s linguistic landscape includes Dutch, French, and German, reflecting a notably diverse cultural history.
Geography
Belgium on the map
Belgium is located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. Its terrain is flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast. The climate is temperate, mild winters, cool summers, rainy, humid, cloudy. In area, the country is about the size of Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Belgium's economy is characterized by high-income, core EU and eurozone economy, slow growth with weakened domestic consumption and export demand, high public debt and structural deficits linked to social spending, aging workforce with weak productivity growth and participation rates. Major industries include engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, base metals, textiles, glass, petroleum. Important agricultural products include sugar beets, milk, potatoes, wheat, pork, lettuce, maize, chicken, barley, pears (2023). Notable exports include refined petroleum, natural gas, vaccines, cars, packaged medicine (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Belgium has an estimated population of 11,825,551. Language and cultural traditions vary across Belgium. The population includes Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.). The urban population represents 98.2% of total population (2023).
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