Bank capital to total assets in Belgium
Belgium: Bank capital to total assets was 7.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Belgium, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank capital to total assets in Belgium stood at 7.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Belgium peaked at 7.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2001.
That places Belgium 118th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +39.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 397.33 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.157 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,496 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,448 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Belgium?
- Bank capital to total assets in Belgium was 7.1% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Belgium ranks 118th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.