FDI outflows to Food, Beverages and Tobacco — Value US$ in Belgium
Belgium: FDI outflows to Food, Beverages and Tobacco — Value US$ was 156.1 million USD in 2022. ◆ Volatile
FDI outflows to Food, Beverages and Tobacco — Value US$ in Belgium, 2002–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 156.1 million USD for fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ in 2022.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ in Belgium peaked at 6,328 million USD in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2,686 million USD, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
FDI outflows to Food, Beverages and Tobacco — Value US$ in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 144.93 million USD | — |
| 2003 | 262.97 million USD | +81.4% |
| 2004 | 6,328 million USD | +2306.2% |
| 2006 | 2,197 million USD | -65.3% |
| 2009 | 240.33 million USD | -89.1% |
| 2010 | 1,973 million USD | +721.1% |
| 2011 | 1,293 million USD | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 1,042 million USD | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 71.74 million USD | -93.1% |
| 2015 | -84.3 million USD | -217.5% |
| 2016 | 2,086 million USD | -2573.9% |
| 2017 | 435.13 million USD | -79.1% |
| 2018 | 125.1 million USD | -71.2% |
| 2019 | -2,686 million USD | -2246.7% |
| 2020 | 222.22 million USD | -108.3% |
| 2022 | 156.1 million USD | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,834 million USD | 144.93 million USD | 6,328 million USD | 5 |
| 2010s | 472.89 million USD | -2,686 million USD | 2,086 million USD | 9 |
| 2020s | 189.16 million USD | 156.1 million USD | 222.22 million USD | 2 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ in Belgium?
- Fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ in Belgium was 156.1 million USD in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6,328 million USD in 2004.
- What is the lowest fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,686 million USD in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fdi outflows to food, beverages and tobacco — value us$ rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FDI outflows to Food, Beverages and Tobacco — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.