Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium
Belgium: Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data was -4.7 Balance in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium, 1985–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Balance.
Analysis
The most recent figure for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium is -4.7 Balance, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.5% on the previous year and down 571.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium peaked at 14.9 Balance in 2023 and was at its lowest, -27.8 Balance, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Balance | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.5 Balance | — |
| 1986 | -2.8 Balance | -120.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8 Balance | -235.7% |
| 1988 | 12.3 Balance | +223.7% |
| 1989 | 13.8 Balance | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 11.8 Balance | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 5.8 Balance | -50.8% |
| 1992 | -14.3 Balance | -346.6% |
| 1993 | -5.8 Balance | -59.4% |
| 1994 | -9 Balance | +55.2% |
| 1995 | -17.3 Balance | +92.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5 Balance | -97.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5 Balance | -1000.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8 Balance | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3 Balance | +194.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5 Balance | -71.7% |
| 2001 | -4.8 Balance | -420.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8 Balance | -179.2% |
| 2003 | -5.5 Balance | -244.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3 Balance | -141.8% |
| 2005 | -1 Balance | -143.5% |
| 2006 | 2 Balance | -300.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5 Balance | +375.0% |
| 2008 | -23 Balance | -342.1% |
| 2009 | 4 Balance | -117.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5 Balance | +237.5% |
| 2011 | -11.6 Balance | -185.9% |
| 2012 | -3.5 Balance | -69.8% |
| 2013 | -3.4 Balance | -2.9% |
| 2014 | -23.1 Balance | +579.4% |
| 2015 | -9.1 Balance | -60.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7 Balance | -92.3% |
| 2017 | -23.3 Balance | +3228.6% |
| 2018 | -12.9 Balance | -44.6% |
| 2019 | -5.1 Balance | -60.5% |
| 2020 | -27.8 Balance | +445.1% |
| 2021 | -6.1 Balance | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 5.1 Balance | -183.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9 Balance | +192.2% |
| 2024 | 2.2 Balance | -85.2% |
| 2025 | -12.2 Balance | -654.5% |
| 2026 | -4.7 Balance | -61.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -4.7 Balance is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4 Balance. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -4.7 Balance is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.55 Balance. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -3228.6% | -0.7 Balance | -23.3 Balance |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.12 Balance | -2.8 Balance | 13.8 Balance | 5 |
| 1990s | -1.77 Balance | -17.3 Balance | 11.8 Balance | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.12 Balance | -23 Balance | 9.5 Balance | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.92 Balance | -23.3 Balance | 13.5 Balance | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.09 Balance | -27.8 Balance | 14.9 Balance | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium?
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data in Belgium was -4.7 Balance in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 Balance in 2023.
- What is the lowest retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.8 Balance in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 571.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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