NUTS-3 BE331 · Belgium
Arr. Huy
Arr. Huy generates €4.5bn of GDP across 116.5k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 58.1/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +8.6%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (77th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (14.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run riser48 → 60 EU percentile since 1995 (+12 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)
Talent & skills79
Connectivity78
Demographic outlook70
Energy cost69
Air quality67
Growth momentum65
Economic base56
Quality of life50
Governance49
Cost advantage42
Industrial base41
Resilience39
Freight intensity37
Digital readiness32
Labour market6
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)
58.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth64.8
Livability49.5
Market access91
Economic scale27
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)
38.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability17
Labour stability37
Diversification32
Demographic stability69
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)
78.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density95
Airport access49
Market access91
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)
79.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary74
Lifelong learning75
Knowledge workers86
Scientists & engineers82
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
67.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.56.5 µg/m³
PM1012.9 µg/m³
NO212.7 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
49.5
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy57
Jobs14.5
Education77
Health35.5
Safety30.7
Connectivity63.5
Environment68.3
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
64.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+8.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+5.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+3.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+3.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.4%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.6 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: Industry · 32.3%Diversified · HHI 2371
Agriculture 1.5%Industry 32.3%Construction 5.6%Trade · transport · ICT 13.5%Finance · real estate · prof. 22%Public · health · education 25.1%
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)
€4,502M2024
0.3% 1y 8.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 27
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€3,833M2025
0.9% 1y 4.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 27
Population
116,4782025
0.4% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 19
Unemployment rate
7.1%2025
2.9% 1y 1.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 76
Employment
37,8002024
0.3% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 8
Productivity / employee
€122,8532025
3.2% 1y 7.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 93
Gross value added
€4,075M2024
0.3% 1y 8.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 27
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€4,075M
2024 · EU pctl 27
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€63M
2024 · EU pctl 25
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,314M
2024 · EU pctl 42
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€623M
2024 · EU pctl 27
GVA — construction (F)
€229M
2024 · EU pctl 24
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€548M
2024 · EU pctl 18
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€25,600
2024 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
34,500 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 56
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€38,700
2024 · EU pctl 60
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,523M
2023 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€941M
2023 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€22,375M
2024 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€452M
2024 · EU pctl 29
GVA — information & communication (J)
€27M
2024 · EU pctl 18
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€897M
2024 · EU pctl 31
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,024M
2024 · EU pctl 34
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€3,833M
2025 · EU pctl 27
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€122,853
2025 · EU pctl 93
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€931M
2025 · EU pctl 23
Labour market
Employment, total persons
37,800
2024 · EU pctl 8
Self-employed persons
8,200
2024 · EU pctl 29
Employment in manufacturing (C)
3,700
2024 · EU pctl 7
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
65.6%
2025 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
22.8%
2025 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 76
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
49,100
2025 · EU pctl 15
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.5%
2023 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.4%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.5%
2023 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.8%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
47.0%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
15.2%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
29.9%
2025 · EU pctl 86 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.1%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
94.1%
2025 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
166,999
2024 · EU pctl 9
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
497 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,331
CURRENT · EU pctl 66
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
2,746 kt
2025 · EU pctl 18
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,143
CURRENT · EU pctl 95
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
69 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
55
CURRENT · EU pctl 51
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)
74,824
2025 · EU pctl 20
Population aged 65+
22,988
2025 · EU pctl 13
Population aged under 15
18,666
2025 · EU pctl 26
Median age of population
42.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 15
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
30.7%
2025 · EU pctl 16
Crude rate of total population change
3.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 68
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 56
Crude birth rate
8.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Crude death rate
10.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 29
Live births
1,020
2024 · EU pctl 25
Deaths
1,212
2024 · EU pctl 13
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
55.7%
2025 · EU pctl 25
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.44
2024 · EU pctl 59
Population density (persons per km²)
177 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 61
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
101,487
2100 · EU pctl 19
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
558 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,052 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
236 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
3.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 98
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
66.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
475 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 87
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
721 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 45
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
51 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 65 · 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)
255 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 55
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 25
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
46 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 36
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 20
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 28
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 52
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
44
2024 · EU pctl 7
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
22.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 41
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
21.1%
2021 · EU pctl 97
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