Belgium vs France: Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions
Shares and other equity, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.94 billion against 7.92 billion in France, a difference of 2.02 billion.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 7th of 33 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.10 billion | 6.64 billion | 7.75 billion | France |
| 2000s | 1.94 billion | 4.76 billion | 2.82 billion | France |
| 2010s | -600.00 million | 22.60 million | 622.60 million | France |
| 2020s | 2.17 billion | 4.29 billion | 2.12 billion | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 9.94 billion against 7.92 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions between Belgium and France?
- 2.02 billion, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for shares and other equity, financial assets, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 7th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Shares and other equity, 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.