Belgium vs Germany: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 48.9% against 45.2% in Germany, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Germany ranks 31st of 136 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 1.6% | 4.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 9.8% | 14.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 53.7% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 52.0% | 13.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 48.0% | 7.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 48.9% against 45.2% in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp between Belgium and Germany?
- 3.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Germany ranks 31st of 136 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.