All countriesWestern Europe · Country
BE
Belgium
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
0.71
95% CI 0.3–1.8
Global rank
52/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
4
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
567k
566,981 works
In context
Belgium
0.7
Western Europe average
2.0
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Belgium sits at 3% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.