Belgium – Unemployment Rate
5.91%
+0.21pp from 2024
APA
Belgium Unemployment Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/belgium/unemployment-rate
BibTeX
@misc{historysaid_belgium_unemployment-rate,
title = {Belgium Unemployment Rate},
url = {https://historysaid.com/belgium/unemployment-rate},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030* IMF | 5.80% | – | – |
| 2029* IMF | 5.90% | – | – |
| 2028* IMF | 6.00% | – | – |
| 2027* IMF | 6.10% | – | – |
| 2026* IMF | 6.20% | – | – |
| 2025* IMF | 6.10% | – | – |
| 2025 | 5.91% | +0.21pp | 105th |
| 2024 | 5.70% | +0.15pp | 107th |
| 2023 | 5.55% | −0.02pp | 99th |
| 2022 | 5.57% | −0.68pp | 97th |
| 2021 | 6.25% | +0.70pp | 97th |
| 2020 | 5.55% | +0.18pp | 76th |
| 2019 | 5.36% | −0.58pp | 93rd |
| 2018 | 5.94% | −1.15pp | 106th |
| 2017 | 7.09% | −0.74pp | 114th |
| 2016 | 7.83% | −0.65pp | 114th |
* IMF World Economic Outlook projection
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
HistorySaid
Belgium's unemployment rate peaked at 9.65% in 1994. The 2025 reading of 5.91% is -38.8% below that level. IMF projects 6.10% by 2025.
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