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CodeBEL
Long NameKingdom of Belgium
Income GroupHigh income
RegionEurope & Central Asia
Other groupsEuro area
Currency UnitEuro
Latest population census2011. Population figures compiled from administrative registers in combination with other sources of data, such as sample surveys.
Special NotesA simple multiplier is used to convert the national currencies of EMU members to euros. The following irrevocable euro conversion rate was adopted by the EU Council on January 1, 1999: 1 euro = 40.3399 Belgian franc. Please note that historical data before 1999 are not actual euros and are not comparable or suitable for aggregation across countries.
National accounts base yearOriginal chained constant price data are rescaled.
National accounts reference year2015
System of National AccountsCountry uses the 2008 System of National Accounts methodology
SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)
PPP survey yearsRolling surveys (annual estimation)
Balance of Payments Manual in useBPM6
System of tradeSpecial trade system
Government Accounting conceptConsolidated central government
IMF data dissemination standardSpecial Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
Source of most recent Income and expenditure dataIncome survey (IS), 2015
Vital registration completeYes
Latest agricultural census2010
Latest industrial data2014
Latest trade data2018
2-alpha codeBE
WB-2 codeBE
Table NameBelgium
Short NameBelgium
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