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 1.05 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
Belgium recorded 1.05 GPIA for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.716 GPIA, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 25th of 65 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 | 0.7674 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.716 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7381 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7613 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7359 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7387 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8211 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8005 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.824 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9202 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9315 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9475 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9537 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.957 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9561 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7438 GPIA | 0.716 GPIA | 0.7674 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8771 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA | 0.957 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9561 GPIA | 1.05 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 1.05 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 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.716 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 65 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 27.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release