Belgium vs France: Central bank assets to GDP
Central bank assets to GDP over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 30.4% against 25.9% in Belgium, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and France ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 1.0% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.4% | 1.7% | France |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 28.4% | 4.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central bank assets to gdp, Belgium or France?
- France, at 30.4% against 25.9% in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in central bank assets to gdp between Belgium and France?
- 4.5%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for central bank assets to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 13th and France ranks 11th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).