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Indicators

To evaluate the current state of the Belgian economy, the FPB regularly updates a series of indicators. The indicators concern the macro-economic stance of the economies of Belgium, its three neighbouring countries and the euro area, as well as the transport industry.

 Indicators : Freight transport in tonne-kilometers

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Freight transport

tonne-km and GDP, index 2000=100

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
BE GDP100.0110.1118.5120.5121.4122.0123.9126.4128.0130.1132.4
BE Total transport100.099.4100.7100.9108.3112.7113.6112.9111.4118.8118.0
EU28 GDP100.0109.7114.7116.8116.3116.6118.7121.4123.8127.1129.6
EU28 Total transport100.0114.6112.5112.5109.5110.8111.3113.6117.6121.9122.0

Source:EUROSTAT (Transport database, NUTS distance matrix), UNECE (Statistical database) and FPB (Transport database)

Comment:For road transport, the number of countries reporting international transport from and/or to Belgium evolves over time.

Share of inland waterways and rail in freight transport, Belgium

% of total transport in tonne-km

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
Rail transport11.812.611.411.610.39.99.89.910.09.49.5
Inland waterways11.113.213.814.114.814.114.114.214.214.414.8

Source:EUROSTAT (Transport database), European Commission (Statistical Pocketbook - EU Transport in figures), and FPB (Transport database)

Share of inland waterways and rail in freight transport, EU28

% of total transport in tonne-km

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
Rail transport19.817.717.118.318.117.918.017.817.817.317.6
Inland waterways6.55.96.76.26.76.76.66.36.15.95.4

Source:EUROSTAT (Transport database, NUTS distance matrix), UNECE (Statistical database) and European Commission (Statistical Pocketbook - EU Transport in figures)

Freight transport

tonne-km, index 2000=100

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
BE Road transport100.095.697.697.3105.1111.0112.0111.2109.4117.4115.8
BE Rail transport100.0105.997.498.994.994.994.994.994.994.994.9
BE Inland waterways100.0118.7125.7128.2144.4143.7144.9144.5143.2153.8157.4
EU28 Road transport100.0118.9116.4115.3111.8113.4114.0116.9121.5127.2127.5
EU28 Rail transport100.0102.596.9104.0100.2100.2101.2102.3105.4106.4108.5
EU28 Inland waterways100.0103.6116.1106.0112.0114.1112.7110.1110.0110.0100.9

Source: Road freight transport EUROSTAT (Transport database, NUTS distance matrix), UNECE (Statistical database) and European Commission (Statistical Pocketbook - EU Transport in figures) and FPB (Transport database).

Comment: For Belgium, the number of countries reporting road transport from and/or to Belgium evolves over time.

 

  Last update

27/01/2021
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