Belgium vs Portugal: Domestic Claims
Belgium
12.83 trillion
in 1997
Portugal
20.74 trillion
in 1998
Belgium rank
20th
Portugal rank
17th
Domestic Claims over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 20.74 trillion against 12.83 trillion in Belgium, a difference of 7.91 trillion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.26 billion | 29.07 billion | 122.19 billion | Belgium |
| 1960s | 310.25 billion | 72.22 billion | 238.03 billion | Belgium |
| 1970s | 987.65 billion | 448.81 billion | 538.84 billion | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3.15 trillion | 3.82 trillion | 666.53 billion | Portugal |
| 1990s | 10.19 trillion | 12.29 trillion | 2.10 trillion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 20.74 trillion against 12.83 trillion in Belgium as of 1998.
- What is the difference in domestic claims between Belgium and Portugal?
- 7.91 trillion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 1997.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for domestic claims?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 17th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.