Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium stood at 1.14 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7277 GPIA, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 19th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.747 GPIA | -32.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7921 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8592 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8498 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7326 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7277 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8159 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8106 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8385 GPIA | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9694 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.747 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9211 GPIA | 0.7277 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium was 1.14 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7277 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release