Kingdom of Belgium · Brussels · 12.0M people · europe
Governmentfederal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchyLanguagesDutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%Area30.5K km²Sanctioned entities118Active conflicts3Mentions 7d16 ▲ 45%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
arms imports: 23total value usd: $10.80Bconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
77/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 1.10%inflation pct: 3.14%unemployment pct: 5.70%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 2negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
76/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 118is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
94/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 82.3literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
6Stable
Security
45Moderate
Economic
14Stable
Regulatory
24Stable
Operational
26Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Geopolitical Conflict
Protests Sweep Europe Over Inflation, Housing Crises and Poor Education - news.sbs.co.kr
French high school students initiated protests over inadequate educational standards, which rapidly expanded across generations and nations as workers joined demonstrations against surging living costs, fuel prices, and austerity measures, with over 500,000 participating in major cities and similar rallies spreading through Italy, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal.
news.sbs.co.krFrance · Italy · Belgium
Geopolitical Conflict
Anger Over Inflation and Austerity Sparks Clashes Across Europe Beyond France - SBS 뉴스
SBS 뉴스
Geopolitical Economics
Europe must liberate Belgium from its huge Russian assets risk
Financial Times
Geopolitical Conflict
WATCH Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank
RT - Daily news
Geopolitical Economics
Франция, Белгия, Италия, Португалия – Европа протестира срещу нарастващите разходи за живот СНИМКИ
Dnes.bg-
イスラエルの入植者がヨーロッパの外交官を攻撃、西岸地区のオリーブ収穫の暴力が激化
アラブニュース
Στις φλόγες η Γαλλία: 1200 συλλήψεις, καταστροφές και όργιο λεηλασιών - Ντόμινο σε Ιταλία, Βέλγιο
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HBVL
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GVA
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GVA
Think tanks · this country1 article from research institutions tracking Belgium
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Belgium will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
