NUTS-3 BE342 · Belgium
Arr. Bastogne
Arr. Bastogne generates €1.5bn of GDP across 52.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 45.1/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by market access and economic growth. Its economy has grown +5.6%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for clean environment (99.3th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (20.3th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable41 → 35 EU percentile since 1995 (-6 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)
Air quality99
Connectivity73
Talent & skills71
Energy cost69
Resilience63
Freight intensity57
Demographic outlook56
Growth momentum51
Governance49
Quality of life48
Industrial base30
Cost advantage28
Economic base27
Digital readiness25
Labour market17
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)
45.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth50.6
Livability47.6
Market access78
Economic scale4
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)
63.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability31
Labour stability61
Diversification75
Demographic stability86
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)
73.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density100
Airport access42
Market access78
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)
70.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary72
Lifelong learning74
Knowledge workers75
Scientists & engineers62
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)
99
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.53 µg/m³
PM105.8 µg/m³
NO23 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)
47.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy49.5
Jobs21.5
Education46
Health34
Safety20.3
Connectivity62.5
Environment99.3
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
50.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.6%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.7 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.8%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+1.6 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: Public · health · education · 27.2%Diversified · HHI 2111
Agriculture 3.9%Industry 14.7%Construction 8.8%Trade · transport · ICT 18.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 26.6%Public · health · education 27.2%
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)
€1,547M2024
3.0% 1y 5.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,298M2025
0.9% 1y 2.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Population
52,2442025
0.7% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Unemployment rate
6.8%2025
23.6% 1y 5.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 74
Employment
16,0002024
1.3% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Productivity / employee
€99,7072025
3.2% 1y 6.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Gross value added
€1,400M2024
3.0% 1y 5.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,400M
2024 · EU pctl 4
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€55M
2024 · EU pctl 22
GVA — industry (B–E)
€205M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€172M
2024 · EU pctl 7
GVA — construction (F)
€123M
2024 · EU pctl 11
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€264M
2024 · EU pctl 5
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€27,500
2024 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
26,400 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 27
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€29,700
2024 · EU pctl 37
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,495M
2023 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€243M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€4,990M
2024 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€222M
2024 · EU pctl 13
GVA — information & communication (J)
€4M
2024 · EU pctl 2
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€372M
2024 · EU pctl 9
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€381M
2024 · EU pctl 7
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,298M
2025 · EU pctl 4
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€99,707
2025 · EU pctl 80
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€419M
2025 · EU pctl 6
Labour market
Employment, total persons
16,000
2024 · EU pctl 1
Self-employed persons
3,800
2024 · EU pctl 7
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,900
2024 · EU pctl 3
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
72.8%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
15.3%
2025 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.8%
2025 · EU pctl 74
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
24,900
2025 · EU pctl 3
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.6%
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.9%
2025 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.1%
2023 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.6%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
46.4%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
14.9%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
27.4%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.3%
2025 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
93.7%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
918,949
2024 · EU pctl 50
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
523 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 25 · 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.
1,142
CURRENT · EU pctl 60
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,616 kt
2025 · EU pctl 9
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
35 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
2,186
CURRENT · EU pctl 100
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
62
CURRENT · EU pctl 58
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
34,187
2025 · EU pctl 4
Population aged 65+
8,842
2025 · EU pctl 1
Population aged under 15
9,215
2025 · EU pctl 7
Median age of population
39.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 2
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
25.9%
2025 · EU pctl 4
Crude rate of total population change
6.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
4.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 47
Crude birth rate
9.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 95
Crude death rate
7.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Live births
516
2024 · EU pctl 8
Deaths
401
2024 · EU pctl 1
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
52.8%
2025 · EU pctl 12
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.51
2024 · EU pctl 73
Population density (persons per km²)
50 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 17
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
48,630
2100 · EU pctl 6
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
390 /100k
2025 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,045 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
235 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 91
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
61.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 87
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
480 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
819 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
93 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 96 · 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)
451 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 78
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 16
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
68 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 62
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 52
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
6
2024 · EU pctl 0
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
3
2024 · EU pctl 2
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
55
2024 · EU pctl 57
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
7.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 10
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.6%
2021 · EU pctl 14
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