Share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium
Belgium: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +50.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | +46.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | -33.8% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More social development data for Belgium
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 186,393 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 113 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Belgium was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).