EU member state. Compliance scores reflect the regulatory advantages of EU single market membership and are not directly comparable to non-EU sourcing countries.
Europe
Belgium
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness · Intra-EU Risk
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Belgium on the world stage
Total imports
$356.5bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$364.1bn
234 partners
#1 import source
Netherlands
23.8%
#1 export dest.
Germany
15.3%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Intra-EU trade: Belgium
EU imports from
€319.4bn
intra-EU flow
EU exports to
€291.1bn
intra-EU flow
Intra-EU rank
#6
by import value
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 0.91
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT.
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
132
EUR/MWh
Consumer
333
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
117
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
35%
of generation
Wholesale 85 EUR/MWh · market market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Liberalised wholesale market (EPEX SPOT)
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
CREG (Commission de Regulation de l'Electricite et du Gaz)
Small system heavily dependent on nuclear (Doel and Tihange plants, 40% of generation) and cross-border imports (8%). Nuclear life extensions for Doel 4 and Tihange 3 to 2035 were agreed, but the remaining reactors close…
Tracked infrastructure
34 gas plants
5.6 GW
94 wind farms
3.6 GW · 6 building
4 solar farms
178 MW
5 nuclear plants
4.1 GW
3 hydro plants
1.3 GW
2 steel plants
5,000 ktpa
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
39
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
12
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron, Zinc, Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Independent ambient only
EU member: EEA Waterbase ambient (VMM/regional agencies);…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Intra-EU sourcing risk
EU · 1 = lowest riskMonitored ports (5)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
41.7
→ 45.2 by 2050
Fertility
1.38
below replacement
Working-age
63.4%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
32.4
→ 47.7 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 11.7M · peaks 2044
By 2050: +2% (11.9M)