Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 83.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Belgium, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belgium stood at 83.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belgium peaked at 147.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1960.
That places Belgium 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.0% | — |
| 1961 | 26.9% | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 30.0% | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 31.0% | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 37.0% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 36.2% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 47.2% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 49.5% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 50.9% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 55.4% | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 57.4% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 67.7% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 145.2% | +116.2% |
| 1993 | 145.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 147.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 145.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 146.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 143.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 108.3% | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 101.5% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.0% | 25.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.1% | 33.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 47.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.1% | 67.2% | 147.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 79.4% | 108.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 77.5% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 83.0% | 88.2% | 2 |
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- 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belgium?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Belgium was 83.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 147.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).