Belgium (2025)
5.9
% of total employment
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Belgium Employment in Technology and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of total employment YoY Change
2025 5.9 +0.3pp
2024 5.6 +0.1pp
2023 5.5 -0.3pp
2022 5.8 +0.1pp
2021 5.7 +0.6pp
2020 5.1 unchanged
2019 5.1 +0.2pp
2018 4.9 +0.3pp
2017 4.6 +0.3pp
2016 4.3 -0.1pp
2015 4.4 unchanged
2014 4.4 unchanged
2013 4.4 -0.3pp
2012 4.7 +0.1pp
2011 4.6 -0.1pp
2010 4.7 +0.2pp
2009 4.5 +0.1pp
2008 4.4 n/a

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 5.9 % of total employment in 2025. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from 4.3 in 2016 to 5.9 in 2025.

This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Belgium from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors as a share of total employment in Belgium from 2008 to present. This is the broadest measure of a knowledge economy. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 5.9 % of total employment in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.3 in 2016. The latest reading of 5.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp.