Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals

1980 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | National Bank of Belgium

Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals data was reported at 79.300 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 87.400 % for Jan 2025. Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals data is updated quarterly, averaging 79.500 % from Apr 1980 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.000 % in Apr 2000 and a record low of 52.800 % in Apr 2009. Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Belgium. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.B011: Capacity Utilisation Rate.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
77.000 Oct 2024	75.500 Jul 2024	52.800 Apr 2009	93.000 Apr 2000	%	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024

Related Indicators for Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metals (%)	77.000 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%)	74.800 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Consumer Goods (%)	73.500 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Capital Goods (%)	76.200 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Intermediate Goods (%)	74.800 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Wood Processing (WP) (%)	75.800 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Paper and Paperboard Industry (PP) (%)	85.100 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Graphics Industry (%)	80.200 Oct 2024	quarterly	Oct 1986 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Building Materials and Flat Glass (BM) (%)	80.000 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Chemical (%)	70.100 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Food (%)	76.200 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Textile (%)	61.600 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Textile excl Clothing and Knitwear (%)	67.300 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: CE: Basic Chemical Products (%)	71.900 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: CE: Chemical Consumer Goods (%)	71.400 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Plastics Processing and Rubber (%)	73.000 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jul 1982 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: Metal and Electrotechnical Industry (ME) (%)	76.600 Oct 2024	quarterly	Apr 1980 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Ferrous Metals Processing (%)	69.700 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Metal Products (%)	82.400 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Transport Equipment (%)	68.800 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Machinery (%)	79.900 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Electric and Electronic Manufacture ... (%)	79.900 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Metallic Consumer Goods (%)	66.600 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Belgium Capacity Utilisation Rate: Mfg: ME: Metal Equipment Goods (%)	82.900 Oct 2024	quarterly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2024

Belgium Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	84,000.968 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	64,689.995 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	1.289 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	5.4 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
GDP per Capita (USD)	49,392.667 2022	yearly	1957 - 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	40,037.372 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	22.1 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Investment: % of GDP (%)	23.0 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	153,814.1 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	3.683 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Dec 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	86,537.144 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	51.5 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	39,780.364 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	24.1 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Real GDP Growth (%)	1.9 Sep 2022	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	148.555 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	166,050.115 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Sep 2024

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-3.8 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 1956 - Apr 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	1,219.000 2022	yearly	2011 - 2022
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	332,103.000 2023	yearly	1997 - 2023

Sales, Orders, Inventory & Shipments	Last	Frequency	Range
New Orders Growth (%)	1.1 Aug 2012	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2012

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Building Permits (Unit)	2,276.000 Nov 2024	monthly	Jan 1990 - Nov 2024
House Prices Growth (%)	3.8 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1974 - Sep 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	154.131 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Sep 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	3.573 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1971 - Sep 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	107.977 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Sep 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	0.375 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1971 - Sep 2024

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.5 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn)	400.202 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn)	839.938 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn)	355.702 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	105.6 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 1980 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn)	688,479.8 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	188,333.360 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-28,081.402 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	29.2 2023	yearly	1980 - 2023

More Indicators for Belgium

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Construction (2000=100)	138.144 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Wholesale & Retail Trade (2000=100)	150.367 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Hotels & Restaurants (2000=100)	130.058 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Transport & Communication (2000=100)	139.577 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Financial Services (2000=100)	129.724 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Gross Salary: Real Estate (2000=100)	136.283 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Mining (2000=100)	151.377 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Industry (2000=100)	161.611 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Electricity, Water & Gas (2000=100)	160.792 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Construction (2000=100)	128.628 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Wholesale & Retail Trade (2000=100)	159.901 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Hotels & Restaurants (2000=100)	135.536 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Transport & Communication (2000=100)	160.593 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Financial Services (2000=100)	147.069 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Employers Contributions: Real Estate (2000=100)	139.265 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Mining (2000=100)	148.056 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Industry (2000=100)	152.870 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Electricity, Water & Gas (2000=100)	148.126 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Construction (2000=100)	134.524 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Wholesale & Retail Trade (2000=100)	152.893 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Hotels & Restaurants (2000=100)	131.590 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Transport & Communication (2000=100)	144.482 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Financial Services (2000=100)	134.572 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total: Real Estate (2000=100)	137.124 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Mining (2000=100)	136.496 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Industry (2000=100)	139.016 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Electricity, Water & Gas (2000=100)	135.165 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Construction (2000=100)	130.467 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Wholesale & Retail Trade (2000=100)	139.181 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Hotels & Restaurants (2000=100)	138.548 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Transport & Communication (2000=100)	137.215 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Financial Services (2000=100)	134.766 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Labour Cost Index: Total excl Bonuses: Real Estate (2000=100)	129.533 Dec 2008	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2008
Belgium Population: Flemish Region (Person th)	6,821.770 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Flemish Region: Male (Person th)	3,377.519 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Flemish Region: Female (Person th)	3,444.251 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon Region (Person th)	3,692.283 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon Region: Male (Person th)	1,807.507 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon Region: Female (Person th)	1,884.776 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels (Person th)	1,249.597 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels: Male (Person th)	612.199 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels: Female (Person th)	637.398 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Belgium Population: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	2,294,639.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	6,932,352.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Age: 65 & Over (Person)	2,356,665.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Male: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	1,173,811.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Male: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	3,480,405.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Male: Age: 65 & Over (Person)	1,054,105.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Female: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	1,120,828.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Female: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	3,451,947.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Female: Age: 65 & Over (Person)	1,302,560.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	273,697.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	761,418.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	163,123.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels: Male: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	139,998.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Male: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	379,367.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Male: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	67,706.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Brussels: Female: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	133,699.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Female: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	382,051.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Brussels: Female: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	95,417.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Flemish: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	1,264,376.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	3,964,600.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	1,460,425.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Flemish: Male: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	646,984.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Male: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	1,999,459.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Male: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	667,396.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Flemish: Female: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	617,392.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Female: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	1,965,141.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Flemish: Female: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	793,029.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	756,566.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	2,206,334.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	733,117.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon: Male: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	386,829.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Male: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	1,101,579.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Male: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	319,003.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Population: Walloon: Female: Age: 0 to 19 (Person)	369,737.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Female: Age: 20 to 64 (Person)	1,104,755.00 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Belgium Population: Walloon: Female: Age: 65 and Above (Person)	414,114.000 2023	yearly	1989 - 2023
Belgium Change of Nationality: Belgian to Foreign (Person)	51.000 2023	yearly	1988 - 2023
Belgium Change of Nationality: Foreign to Belgian (Person)	55,213.000 2023	yearly	1988 - 2023
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Brussels (Year)	81.582 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Brussels: Male (Year)	79.039 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Brussels: Female (Year)	83.909 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Flemish (Year)	82.618 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Flemish: Male (Year)	80.671 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Flemish: Female (Year)	84.535 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Walloon (Year)	80.015 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Walloon: Male (Year)	77.587 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Life Expectancy: Region: Walloon: Female (Year)	82.374 2022	yearly	1995 - 2022
Belgium Number of Employees: Region: Brussels (Person)	625,257.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Employees: Region: Walloon (Person)	1,064,176.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Employees: Region: Flemish (Person)	2,369,399.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Employees: Region: Extra Territorial (Person)	2,564.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Number of Self Employed Persons: Region: Belgium (Person)	833,026.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Self Employed Persons: Region: Brussels (Person)	85,244.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Self Employed Persons: Region: Flemish (Person)	515,047.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Number of Self Employed Persons: Region: Walloon (Person)	232,735.000 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Belgium Average Monthly Salary: Female (EUR)	3,869.000 2021	yearly	1999 - 2021
Belgium Average Monthly Salary: Male (EUR)	3,894.000 2021	yearly	1999 - 2021
Belgium Average Monthly Salary: Age: Up to 20 (EUR)	2,362.000 2021	yearly	1999 - 2021

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