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
05.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T195019741998

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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Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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.