KPI |
2024 - Belgium |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 24 / Score 76.02 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.45 |
0.70 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.45 Best: Singapore 0.70
76% |
1.6Value: 1.6
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.14 |
-1.68 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14
76.12% |
1.23Value: 1.2276587486
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 21 / Score 78.63 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.21 |
-1.59 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21
74.81% |
1.25Value: 1.2529551983
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
1.96 |
-1.53 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96
82.49% |
1.35Value: 1.348942399
|
Business Environment
Rank 30 / Score 62.43 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.38 |
1.79 |
Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38
62.39% |
4.65Value: 4.6535996527
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.98 |
3.19 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.19 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.98
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Education
Rank 4 / Score 70.21 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
1.20 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05
63.82% |
6.21Value: 6.2100000381
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.88 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06
44.72% |
26.08Value: 26.083019257
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.65 |
6.70 |
Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65
87.78% |
18.95Value: 18.945739746
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
337.45 |
Worst: Cambodia 337.45 Best: China 579.03
61.62% |
486.31Value: 486.30594376
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
43.67 |
6.13 |
Worst: Ethiopia 43.67 Best: Croatia 6.13
93.09% |
8.72Value: 8.724703663
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 53 / Score 36.7 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.20 |
4.27 |
Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20
53.74% |
82.69Value: 82.688201904
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
40.23 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23
30.93% |
18.6Value: 18.604987119
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
72.98 |
0.05 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98
13.41% |
9.83Value: 9.8307304382
|
Research and Development
Rank 12 / Score 61.88 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9929.18 |
14.52 |
Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18
70.09% |
6963.9Value: 6963.903029
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02
56.91% |
3.43Value: 3.43
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
33011.65 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65
2.29% |
756.36Value: 756.357615
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.80
56.78% |
56.1Value: 56.1
|
ICTs
Rank 68 / Score 72.03 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
28.55 |
Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00
99.58% |
99.7Value: 99.703368421
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
22.31 |
Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00
78.62% |
83.39Value: 83.393477798
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
65.54% |
0.69Value: 0.6899
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
44.34% |
0.45Value: 0.4545
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 13 / Score 52.36 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52670.16 |
28.51 |
Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16
15.2% |
8032.53Value: 8032.5342466
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.30 |
2.10 |
Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30
86.36% |
4Value: 4
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
46.25 |
13.90 |
Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25
40.7% |
27.07Value: 27.066333333
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 59 / Score 22.42 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
41.58 |
2.12 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58
23.63% |
11.44Value: 11.443
|
Low-carbon energy use, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.74 |
0.01 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74
30.37% |
25.44Value: 25.441763997
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.33 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33
13.26% |
1.69Value: 1.6870174484
|
Credit
Rank 70 / Score 25.52 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
|
N/AValue: N/A
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
263.59 |
8.44 |
Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59
25.52% |
73.56Value: 73.559280368
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
31.68 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 31.68
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 34 / Score 23.82 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
7.28% |
0Value: 0.0014561833831
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1506.46 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1506.46
4.98% |
75.2Value: 75.203172774
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.75 |
0.00 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: Singapore 2.75
16.27% |
0.45Value: 0.44748835186
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.83 |
0.00 |
Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83
5.38% |
0.1Value: 0.098408500298
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 28 / Score 65.3 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
91.01% |
1.14Value: 1.1419197993
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.55 |
0.06 |
Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06
89.14% |
0.11Value: 0.11323735423
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
32897.93 |
5.44 |
Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93
2.32% |
769.68Value: 769.682
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 5 / Score 77.06 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.14 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14
75.61% |
49.17Value: 49.169666829
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
3.90 |
Worst: Saudi Arabia 3.90 Best: Ecuador 73.70
77.22% |
57.8Value: 57.8
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.55 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.55
45.59% |
2.53Value: 2.53
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
79.69% |
64.42Value: 64.42
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.51 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51
91.65% |
27.97Value: 27.974786673
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 22 / Score 49.46 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.75 |
2.25 |
Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75
78.23% |
4.99Value: 4.9882146647
|
Public Research–Industry co-publications, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
0.13 |
Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05
48.73% |
4.48Value: 4.4765517524
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.31 |
2.69 |
Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31
69.11% |
4.5Value: 4.5008076347
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.22 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22
19.58% |
0.04Value: 0.043071263627
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.12 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12
4.69% |
2.72Value: 2.7243362352
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 25 / Score 42.4 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.44 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44
3.28% |
0.7Value: 0.70216508516
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.30 |
0.25 |
Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30
17.03% |
10.13Value: 10.134183366
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
18.27 |
0.01 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27
15.36% |
2.82Value: 2.8152161167
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.37 |
-117.26 |
Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37
75.57% |
0.35Value: 0.35111545038
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.64 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64
74.92% |
61.99Value: 61.99322654
|
knowledge creation
Rank 14 / Score 48.16 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09
6.75% |
4.46Value: 4.4637937485
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90
11.7% |
1.74Value: 1.7435772176
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
97.43 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 97.43
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
46.86 |
0.64 |
Worst: Angola 0.64 Best: Iceland 46.86
60.23% |
28.48Value: 28.47669557
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
3051.00 |
48.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00
33.93% |
1067Value: 1067
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 17 / Score 47.41 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.99 |
-5.54 |
Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99
46.87% |
0.33Value: 0.33226493619
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
22.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25
6.88% |
1.53Value: 1.531635568
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99
61.18% |
0.61Value: 0.60568940885
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
81.95 |
1.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95
50.69% |
42.06Value: 42.057190248
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 30 / Score 37.01 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.49 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49
14.74% |
0.81Value: 0.8090682687
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
45.26 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26
28.06% |
12.7Value: 12.700399098
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
33.00 |
0.05 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00
9.84% |
3.29Value: 3.2910166239
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.24 |
0.10 |
Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24
11.86% |
4.27Value: 4.2692425428
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.26 |
-1.71 |
Worst: Cameroon -1.71 Best: Japan 2.26
72.89% |
1.18Value: 1.1836269
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 50 / Score 33.71 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
89.89 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89
85.84% |
51.49Value: 51.4923131
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
241.72 |
1.19 |
Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72
10.51% |
26.48Value: 26.47937145
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
25.74 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74
7.54% |
1.94Value: 1.9414305636
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25
18.54% |
4.5Value: 4.496965599
|
Creative Goods
Rank 40 / Score 29.1 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
19.21 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21
5.68% |
1.09Value: 1.0916210375
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
36.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86
13.45% |
4.96Value: 4.956488229
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.49 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.49
45.09% |
1.58Value: 1.5844886243
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.09
6.61% |
0.8Value: 0.7985638078
|
Online creativity
Rank 23 / Score 55.08 |
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
2663.43 |
0.11 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43
10.36% |
275.9Value: 275.90326563
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
11029509.53 |
3245.98 |
Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53
30.56% |
3373124.17Value: 3373124.1668
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
90598013.84 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84
0.1% |
93302.8Value: 93302.796994
|