Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 123.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Belgium, 1997–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Belgium stood at 123.0%.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Belgium peaked at 150.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
Belgium ranks 15th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +39.6% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +16119.5% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 104.1% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 111.3% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 119.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 114.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 131.8% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 150.1% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 103.8% | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 141.7% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 109.1% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 108.5% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 104.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 123.0% | +32.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 123.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.0%, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 123.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.6%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +16119.5% | 0.5% | 83.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 0.4% | 83.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 113.7% | 76.8% | 150.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 89.9% | 109.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.0% | 123.0% | 123.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 141.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Belgium?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Belgium was 123.0% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 150.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.