Belgium vs Netherlands: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 11.31 billion against 5.74 billion in Belgium, a difference of 5.57 billion.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.0 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 875.00 million | -1.25 billion | 2.13 billion | Belgium |
| 2000s | 399.60 million | 1.17 billion | 775.00 million | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.00 billion | 939.50 million | 1.06 billion | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.19 billion | 5.97 billion | 2.78 billion | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, financial assets, transactions, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 11.31 billion against 5.74 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, financial assets, transactions between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 5.57 billion, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.