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Belgium geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Belgium. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

23Partner15Cooperative155Mixed1Adversarial
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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

People & place

Global context

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$776.7BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024
GDP per capita$65.1KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024
Real GDP growth0.7%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024
Inflation2.8%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025
Unemployment6.2%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2024

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+8194 directions reviewed
Average from reviewed countries+8194 directions reviewed
Cooperative or stronger38Scores of +10 or above
Competitive or worse1Scores of −10 or below
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Belgium

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
ItalyBEL → ITA+43Partner92%Broad sourced evidenceFranceBEL → FRA+41Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceGermanyBEL → DEU+41Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceNetherlandsBEL → NLD+41Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceUnited StatesBEL → USA+40Partner95%Broad sourced evidencePolandBEL → POL+39Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceSpainBEL → ESP+39Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceSwedenBEL → SWE+39Partner89%Broad sourced evidenceBulgariaBEL → BGR+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceCroatiaBEL → HRV+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceCzechiaBEL → CZE+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceDenmarkBEL → DNK+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceEstoniaBEL → EST+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceFinlandBEL → FIN+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceGreeceBEL → GRC+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceHungaryBEL → HUN+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceLatviaBEL → LVA+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceLithuaniaBEL → LTU+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceLuxembourgBEL → LUX+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidencePortugalBEL → PRT+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceRomaniaBEL → ROU+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceSlovakiaBEL → SVK+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceSloveniaBEL → SVN+35Partner86%Broad sourced evidenceCanadaBEL → CAN+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidenceNorwayBEL → NOR+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidenceUnited KingdomBEL → GBR+26Cooperative80%Broad sourced evidenceAlbaniaBEL → ALB+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidenceIcelandBEL → ISL+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidenceMontenegroBEL → MNE+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidenceNorth MacedoniaBEL → MKD+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidenceTürkiyeBEL → TUR+22Cooperative74%Documented bilateral evidenceChinaBEL → CHN+17Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaBEL → AUT+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceCyprusBEL → CYP+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandBEL → IRL+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaBEL → MLT+16Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanBEL → JPN+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidenceSwitzerlandBEL → CHE+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidenceUkraineBEL → UKR+9Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth KoreaBEL → KOR+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaBEL → DZA+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMoroccoBEL → MAR+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceAndorraBEL → AND+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaBEL → AUS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaBEL → BIH+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGeorgiaBEL → GEO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinBEL → LIE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoBEL → MEX+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoldovaBEL → MDA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoBEL → MCO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNew ZealandBEL → NZL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySan MarinoBEL → SMR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth AfricaBEL → ZAF+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaBEL → AGO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAntigua and BarbudaBEL → ATG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBahamasBEL → BHS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBarbadosBEL → BRB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelizeBEL → BLZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBotswanaBEL → BWA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBruneiBEL → BRN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCambodiaBEL → KHM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCape VerdeBEL → CPV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChadBEL → TCD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosBEL → COM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDjiboutiBEL → DJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominicaBEL → DMA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDominican RepublicBEL → DOM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDR CongoBEL → COD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEcuadorBEL → ECU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEgyptBEL → EGY+4Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceFijiBEL → FJI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonBEL → GAB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaBEL → GMB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaBEL → GHA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGrenadaBEL → GRD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaBEL → GIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuinea-BissauBEL → GNB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaBEL → GUY+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiBEL → HTI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIndiaBEL → IND+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelBEL → ISR+4Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceIvory CoastBEL → CIV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJamaicaBEL → JAM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaBEL → KEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKuwaitBEL → KWT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceKyrgyzstanBEL → KGZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLaosBEL → LAO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLesothoBEL → LSO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLiberiaBEL → LBR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalawiBEL → MWI+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesBEL → MDV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMarshall IslandsBEL → MHL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritaniaBEL → MRT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritiusBEL → MUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMicronesiaBEL → FSM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueBEL → MOZ+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMyanmarBEL → MMR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNamibiaBEL → NAM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePalauBEL → PLW+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePapua New GuineaBEL → PNG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarBEL → QAT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRepublic of the CongoBEL → COG+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRwandaBEL → RWA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Kitts and NevisBEL → KNA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint LuciaBEL → LCA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSamoaBEL → WSM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeBEL → STP+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalBEL → SEN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSeychellesBEL → SYC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneBEL → SLE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSolomon IslandsBEL → SLB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaBEL → SOM+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameBEL → SUR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTanzaniaBEL → TZA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTimor-LesteBEL → TLS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTongaBEL → TON+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTrinidad and TobagoBEL → TTO+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTuvaluBEL → TUV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaBEL → UGA+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUzbekistanBEL → UZB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVanuatuBEL → VUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceZambiaBEL → ZMB+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceArmeniaBEL → ARM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAzerbaijanBEL → AZE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBahrainBEL → BHR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBangladeshBEL → BGD+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBeninBEL → BEN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBhutanBEL → BTN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBoliviaBEL → BOL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBrazilBEL → BRA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBurkina FasoBEL → BFA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBurundiBEL → BDI+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonBEL → CMR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCentral African RepublicBEL → CAF+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceChileBEL → CHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaBEL → COL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCosta RicaBEL → CRI+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyCubaBEL → CUB+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEl SalvadorBEL → SLV+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEquatorial GuineaBEL → GNQ+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEritreaBEL → ERI+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEswatiniBEL → SWZ+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceEthiopiaBEL → ETH+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaBEL → GTM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyHondurasBEL → HND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIndonesiaBEL → IDN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqBEL → IRQ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyJordanBEL → JOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanBEL → KAZ+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKiribatiBEL → KIR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceLebanonBEL → LBN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyLibyaBEL → LBY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMadagascarBEL → MDG+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaBEL → MYS+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMaliBEL → MLI+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceMongoliaBEL → MNG+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruBEL → NRU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNepalBEL → NPL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNicaraguaBEL → NIC+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigerBEL → NER+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaBEL → NGA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyOmanBEL → OMN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePakistanBEL → PAK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPalestineBEL → PSE+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaBEL → PAN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyParaguayBEL → PRY+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePeruBEL → PER+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesBEL → PHL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaint Vincent and the GrenadinesBEL → VCT+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSerbiaBEL → SRB+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySingaporeBEL → SGP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySouth SudanBEL → SSD+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaBEL → LKA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySudanBEL → SDN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTajikistanBEL → TJK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyThailandBEL → THA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTogoBEL → TGO+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceTunisiaBEL → TUN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTurkmenistanBEL → TKM+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited Arab EmiratesBEL → ARE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUruguayBEL → URY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyVatican CityBEL → VAT+2Mixed42%Documented bilateral evidenceVenezuelaBEL → VEN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceVietnamBEL → VNM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyYemenBEL → YEM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyZimbabweBEL → ZWE+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAfghanistanBEL → AFG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyArgentinaBEL → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusBEL → BLR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaBEL → SAU0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIranBEL → IRN-6Mixed60%Documented bilateral evidenceNorth KoreaBEL → PRK-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceSyriaBEL → SYR-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaBEL → RUS-39Adversarial92%Broad sourced evidence
Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.