Belgium: Selected Issues Paper
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Summary:
This Selected Issues Paper on Belgium provides an overview of the extent of trade and financial openness of Belgium and the links to particular countries. With an export-to-GDP ratio of 79 percent, Belgium belongs to the most open economies in Europe and also globally. Its exports are highly concentrated with a share of three-fourths of total merchandise exports accounted for by the European Union, of which close to two-thirds go to Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
Series:
Country Report No. 2012/056
Subject:
Aging Expenditure Labor Labor markets Personal income tax Population and demographics Social security contributions Taxes Unemployment benefits
English
Publication Date:
March 20, 2012
ISBN/ISSN:
9781475502398/1934-7685
Stock No:
1BELEA2012002
Pages:
54
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