Belgium's homicide rate rose from 1.0 /100k in 1990 to 1.1 /100k in 2021.
Belgium · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Belgium's military spending fell from 1.5 % in 1995 to 1.3 % in 2024.
Defence
Belgium's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$4.45B in 1995 to US$8.56B in 2024.
Belgium's armed forces personnel, total fell from 101,000 in 1991 to 24,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
120th of 168 · 39th in Europe & C. Asia
Belgium's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 2.5 % in 1991 to 0.5 % in 2020.
Displacement
Belgium's refugees hosted rose from 31,691 in 1995 to 183,551 in 2024.
Belgium's refugee population by country of origin rose from 5 in 1995 to 93 in 2024.
Conflict
Belgium's battle-related deaths rose from 2 in 2016 to 3 in 2018.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Belgium.