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Tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium

Tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium was 1.5% of GDP in 2022, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is the 13th highest of 14 EU countries in 2022.

2022, % of GDP1.5
Rank13th of 14EU countries ranked
Series high1.92016
Series low1.52022

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Tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium, 2016 to 2022

1.51.61.71.81.92016201920222016: 1.9 % of GDP2019: 1.7 % of GDP2022: 1.5 % of GDP1.51.61.71.81.92016201920222016: 1.9 % of GDP2019: 1.7 % of GDP2022: 1.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 3 values
Period% of GDP
20221.5
20191.7
20161.9

Belgium compared with nearby places

Austria: 3.8 % of GDPBelgium: 1.5 % of GDPCzechia: 2.2 % of GDPGermany: 3.1 % of GDPDenmark: 1.8 % of GDPSpain: 5.8 % of GDPFrance: 3.8 % of GDPCroatia: 12.2 % of GDPHungary: 3.4 % of GDPLuxembourg: 0.8 % of GDPRomania: 2.4 % of GDPSweden: 2.6 % of GDPSlovenia: 5 % of GDPSlovakia: 2 % of GDP
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 4.3
  • 4.3 and over
  • No data
Tourism direct share of GDP, 2022, % of GDP. Belgium is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Tourism direct GDP as a percentage of GDP: the part of GDP generated by industries in direct contact with visitors (hotels, restaurants, transport, travel agencies and others) as they serve visitors, measured with the country's tourism satellite account and reported to the OECD.

Value added by suppliers of the industries serving visitors is not included, so national headline figures that count it are higher: INE puts tourism at 12.6% of Spain's GDP in 2024, measured through all tourism final demand, while the direct share here is 6.0% for 2023. Spain's values before 2020 and France's before 2019 measured something else (the total contribution and tourism consumption) and are not served. Countries compile their accounts in different years, and Austria's series falls by a point in 2018 without a break flag.

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OECD. OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH) (Tourism direct share of GDP, Belgium, 2016 to 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU

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OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH), Tourism direct share of GDP, Belgium, 2016 to 2022. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tourism-share-of-gdp/belgium. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). Tourism direct share of GDP, Belgium, 2016 to 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tourism-share-of-gdp/belgium.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH), Tourism direct share of GDP, Belgium, 2016 to 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tourism-share-of-gdp/belgium (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium?

Tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium was 1.5% of GDP in 2022, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is the 13th highest of 14 EU countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tourism direct share of GDP in Belgium?

1.9% of GDP in 2016, the highest value since 2016 in this series.

Tourism direct share of GDP elsewhere in European Union (27)

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