{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-hotel-nights-foreign","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-hotel-nights-foreign","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-hotel-nights-foreign/","title":"Belgium Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors (2025)","description":"Belgium's Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors: 12,901,836 number of nights in 2025, +2.4% YoY. Eurostat (TOUR_OCC_NIM), 2005–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of nights","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TOUR_OCC_NIM/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"12,901,836","unit":"number of nights","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.4%","unit":"number of nights"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Hotel Nights — Foreign Visitors"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":10296907},{"period":"2006","value":10633279},{"period":"2007","value":10976346},{"period":"2008","value":11119811},{"period":"2009","value":10332941},{"period":"2010","value":10854245},{"period":"2011","value":11370739},{"period":"2012","value":11546413},{"period":"2013","value":11546046},{"period":"2014","value":12081835},{"period":"2015","value":12022934},{"period":"2016","value":10215070},{"period":"2017","value":11631915},{"period":"2018","value":12424475},{"period":"2019","value":12669022},{"period":"2020","value":3479658},{"period":"2021","value":4341195},{"period":"2022","value":10915837},{"period":"2023","value":12344837},{"period":"2024","value":12594940},{"period":"2025","value":12901836}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of nights"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"12901836.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"12594940.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2023","value":"12344837.0","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"10915837.0","yoyChange":"+151.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4341195.0","yoyChange":"+24.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3479658.0","yoyChange":"-72.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"12669022.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"12424475.0","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"11631915.0","yoyChange":"+13.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"10215070.0","yoyChange":"-15.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"12022934.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"12081835.0","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"11546046.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"11546413.0","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"11370739.0","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"10854245.0","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"10332941.0","yoyChange":"-7.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"11119811.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"10976346.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"10633279.0","yoyChange":"+3.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks hotel nights spent by foreign visitors in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 12,901,836 number of nights in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3,479,658 in 2020. The latest reading of 12,901,836 in 2025 represents a change of +2.4%."}]}