External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond in Belgium
Belgium: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond in Belgium, 1980–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond in Belgium is 2, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond in Belgium peaked at 2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1984.
Belgium ranks 1st of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,305 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 255.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 17.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 41.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond in Belgium?
- External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond in Belgium was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1984.
- How does Belgium rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bond rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bond. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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