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Belgium – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Belgium Mobile Subscriptions
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Includes both prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. · World Bank

103.20 +1.52 from 2022 G20 rank: 114th · all-time high: 113.60 (2014)

APA

Belgium Mobile Subscriptions. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/belgium/mobile-subscriptions

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_belgium_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Belgium Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/belgium/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	105.20	–	–
2025* trend	104.42	–	–
2023	103.20	+1.52	114th
2022	101.68	+0.22	135th
2021	101.46	+1.55	132nd
2020	99.91	−0.25	130th
2019	100.17	+0.00	129th
2018	100.16	+0.33	125th
2017	99.83	−10.92	127th
2016	110.75	−2.54	99th
2015	113.29	−0.31	91st
2014	113.60	+3.25	85th
2013	110.35	−0.51	93rd
2012	110.86	−2.35	90th
2011	113.20	+2.07	66th
2010	111.13	+2.23	66th
2009	108.90	+3.00	61st
2008	105.90	+4.84	56th
2007	101.06	+7.71	51st
2006	93.35	+1.70	46th
2005	91.66	+4.03	32nd
2004	87.63	+4.69	25th
2003	82.94	+4.53	20th
2002	78.41	+3.58	19th
2001	74.82	+19.91	14th
2000	54.91	+23.74	22nd
1999	31.17	+13.93	29th
1998	17.24	+7.64	34th
1997	9.60	+4.87	41st
1996	4.72	+2.39	46th
1995	2.33	+1.06	51st
1994	1.27	+0.60	49th
1993	0.67	+0.06	49th
1992	0.61	+0.10	41st
1991	0.51	+0.08	37th
1990	0.43	+0.12	32nd
1989	0.31	+0.12	25th
1988	0.19	+0.12	21st
1987	0.07	+0.03	22nd
1986	0.04	+0.04	21st
1985	0.00	+0.00	32nd
1984	0.00	+0.00	24th
1983	0.00	+0.00	21st
1982	0.00	+0.00	21st
1981	0.00	+0.00	19th
1980	0.00	+0.00	16th
1979	0.00	+0.00	14th
1978	0.00	+0.00	14th
1977	0.00	+0.00	14th
1976	0.00	+0.00	14th
1975	0.00	+0.00	14th
1970	0.00	+0.00	14th
1965	0.00	+0.00	14th
1960	0.00	–	14th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +25.8% GDP growth 6.3% C/A balance 1.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Belgium matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →