Belgium Defense and Official Development Assistance
BE: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force
BE: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 0.464 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.501 % for 2019. BE: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 0.824 % from Dec 1991 to 2020, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.503 % in 1991 and a record low of 0.464 % in 2020. BE: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.;International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.464 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
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BE: Armed Forces Personnel: Total
BE: Armed Forces Personnel: Total data was reported at 26,000.000 Person in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31,500.000 Person for 2018. BE: Armed Forces Personnel: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 39,350.000 Person from Dec 1985 to 2019, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 110,000.000 Person in 1989 and a record low of 26,000.000 Person in 2019. BE: Armed Forces Personnel: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.;International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.;Sum;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 26,000.000 2019 | yearly | 1985 - 2019 |
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BE: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV)
BE: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data was reported at 121,000,000.000 TIV in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 92,000,000.000 TIV for 2021. BE: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data is updated yearly, averaging 24,500,000.000 TIV from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 243,000,000.000 TIV in 2009 and a record low of 0.000 TIV in 1971. BE: Arms Exports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m;Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Arms Transfers Programme (http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/transfer/splash).;Sum;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 121,000,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
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BE: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV)
BE: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data was reported at 158,000,000.000 TIV in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 255,000,000.000 TIV for 2021. BE: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data is updated yearly, averaging 106,000,000.000 TIV from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 792,000,000.000 TIV in 1979 and a record low of 1,000,000.000 TIV in 2018. BE: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m.;Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Arms Transfers Programme (http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/transfer/splash).;Sum;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 158,000,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
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BE: Military Expenditure
BE: Military Expenditure data was reported at 5,337.000 EUR mn in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,775.000 EUR mn for 2020. BE: Military Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 3,360.800 EUR mn from Dec 1960 to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,337.000 EUR mn in 2021 and a record low of 474.990 EUR mn in 1960. BE: Military Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates. For additional details please refer to the military expenditure database on the SIPRI website: https://sipri.org/databases/milex
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,337.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
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Belgium BE: Military Expenditure as % of General Government Expenditure
BE: Military Expenditure as % of General Government Expenditure data was reported at 1.727 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.733 % for 2016. BE: Military Expenditure as % of General Government Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 2.435 % from Dec 1988 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.636 % in 1988 and a record low of 1.714 % in 2015. BE: Military Expenditure as % of General Government Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; Weighted average; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.727 2017 | yearly | 1988 - 2017 |
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Belgium BE: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure
BE: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data was reported at 1.727 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.733 % for 2016. BE: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 2.435 % from Dec 1988 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.636 % in 1988 and a record low of 1.714 % in 2015. BE: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; Weighted average; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.727 2017 | yearly | 1988 - 2017 |
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BE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP
BE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 1.180 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.050 % for 2021. BE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.288 % from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.397 % in 1960 and a record low of 0.884 % in 2017. BE: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.);Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.;Weighted average;Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.180 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
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BE: Net Official Development Assistance Provided: Constant 2020p
BE: Net Official Development Assistance Provided: Constant 2020p data was reported at 2.400 USD bn in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.376 USD bn for 2020. BE: Net Official Development Assistance Provided: Constant 2020p data is updated yearly, averaging 1.338 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.019 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of 631.007 USD mn in 1966. BE: Net Official Development Assistance Provided: Constant 2020p data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belgium – Table BE.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. Data are in constant 2020 U.S. dollars.;Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, and International Development Statistics database. Data are available online at: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline.;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,400.012 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |