NUTS-3 BE32D · Belgium
Arr. Thuin
Opportunity44Momentum53Resilience44Quality of life39vs nearest peer: Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft →
Arr. Thuin generates €2.3bn of GDP across 92.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 44/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +5.4%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 5.1pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (70th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (8th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard26 → 26 EU percentile since 1995 (0 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Connectivity81
Energy cost69
Talent & skills65
Growth momentum53
Cost advantage51
Governance49
Resilience44
Digital readiness44
Quality of life39
Economic base13
Industrial base8
Labour market5
Freight intensity3
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
44
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth53.2
Livability38.8
Market access75
Economic scale9
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
44.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability73
Labour stability38
Diversification10
Demographic stability56
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
80.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density96
Airport access71
Market access75
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
65
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary49
Lifelong learning55
Knowledge workers80
Scientists & engineers76
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
38.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy31
Jobs8
Education55.5
Health22.5
Safety46
Connectivity70
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
53.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.4%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+5.1 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.7 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 38.3%Moderately concentrated · HHI 2702
Agriculture 2.7%Industry 7.3%Construction 5.3%Trade · transport · ICT 17.4%Finance · real estate · prof. 29.1%Public · health · education 38.3%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€2,284M2024
4.6% 1y 5.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,938M2025
0.9% 1y 2.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Population
92,7412025
0.1% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
Unemployment rate
8.9%2025
3.5% 1y 1.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 89
Employment
26,4002024
1.9% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Productivity / employee
€89,2052025
3.2% 1y 6.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 64
Gross value added
€2,067M2024
4.7% 1y 5.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
All indicators · 80 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,067M
2024 · EU pctl 9
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€55M
2024 · EU pctl 23
GVA — industry (B–E)
€150M
2024 · EU pctl 3
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€115M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — construction (F)
€110M
2024 · EU pctl 10
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€359M
2024 · EU pctl 8
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€24,300
2024 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
21,900 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 13
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€24,600
2024 · EU pctl 27
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,772M
2023 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,340M
2023 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€23,931M
2024 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€338M
2024 · EU pctl 22
GVA — information & communication (J)
€10M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€602M
2024 · EU pctl 19
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€791M
2024 · EU pctl 22
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,938M
2025 · EU pctl 10
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€89,205
2025 · EU pctl 64
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€478M
2025 · EU pctl 8
Labour market
Employment, total persons
26,400
2024 · EU pctl 4
Self-employed persons
6,600
2024 · EU pctl 22
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,900
2024 · EU pctl 3
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
65.6%
2025 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
23.6%
2025 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
8.9%
2025 · EU pctl 89
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
38,200
2025 · EU pctl 8
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.6%
2023 · EU pctl 52 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.0%
2025 · EU pctl 66 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.7%
2023 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
37.3%
2025 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
40.9%
2025 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
10.7%
2025 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
28.5%
2025 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
10.6%
2025 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
94.9%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
373,146
2024 · EU pctl 24
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
498 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
589 kt
2025 · EU pctl 2
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,140
CURRENT · EU pctl 60
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
75 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 93 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,229
CURRENT · EU pctl 96
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
35
CURRENT · EU pctl 29
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
3
CURRENT · EU pctl 75
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
57,884
2025 · EU pctl 12
Population aged 65+
20,636
2025 · EU pctl 10
Population aged under 15
14,221
2025 · EU pctl 16
Median age of population
44.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 29
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
35.7%
2025 · EU pctl 43
Crude rate of total population change
-0.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
2.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 31
Crude birth rate
8.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 62
Crude death rate
11.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 48
Live births
764
2024 · EU pctl 16
Deaths
1,069
2024 · EU pctl 10
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.2%
2025 · EU pctl 57
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.45
2024 · EU pctl 61
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
603 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,129 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
251 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
45.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 80
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
464 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 87
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
742 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 46
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
42 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.31
2022 · EU pctl 40
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.41
2022 · EU pctl 52
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.34
2022 · EU pctl 49
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.58
2022 · EU pctl 52
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.25
2022 · EU pctl 18
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.130/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 31
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.046/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 14
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
224 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 52
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 24
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
44 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 35
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 38
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
8.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 13
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
3.2%
2021 · EU pctl 52
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