Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 142.29 billion in 1997. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1997)
142.29 billion
Change on year
up 254.6%
World rank
90th
of 178 countries
All-time high
156.74 billion
in 1975
All-time low
-1.04 trillion
in 1989
Years of data
48
1950–1997
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belgium, 1950–1997
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 1997, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belgium stood at 142.29 billion.
That represents a change of up 254.6% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belgium peaked at 156.74 billion in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.04 trillion, in 1989.
Belgium ranks 90th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.90 billion | — |
| 1951 | 45.70 billion | +34.8% |
| 1952 | 49.80 billion | +9.0% |
| 1953 | 49.80 billion | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 47.90 billion | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 54.00 billion | +12.7% |
| 1956 | 53.30 billion | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 56.60 billion | +6.2% |
| 1958 | 72.11 billion | +27.4% |
| 1959 | 65.22 billion | -9.6% |
| 1960 | 74.82 billion | +14.7% |
| 1961 | 77.82 billion | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 80.47 billion | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 79.30 billion | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 88.05 billion | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 94.94 billion | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 89.15 billion | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 97.10 billion | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 86.04 billion | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 93.67 billion | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 105.03 billion | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 131.39 billion | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 147.67 billion | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 152.24 billion | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 127.74 billion | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 156.74 billion | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 137.25 billion | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 112.67 billion | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 64.66 billion | -42.6% |
| 1979 | -45.16 billion | -169.8% |
| 1980 | -67.05 billion | +48.5% |
| 1981 | -266.82 billion | +297.9% |
| 1982 | -383.44 billion | +43.7% |
| 1983 | -530.44 billion | +38.3% |
| 1984 | -610.28 billion | +15.1% |
| 1985 | -735.30 billion | +20.5% |
| 1986 | -821.22 billion | +11.7% |
| 1987 | -822.32 billion | +0.1% |
| 1988 | -960.66 billion | +16.8% |
| 1989 | -1.04 trillion | +7.8% |
| 1990 | -744.47 billion | -28.1% |
| 1991 | -465.82 billion | -37.4% |
| 1992 | -401.30 billion | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 118.57 billion | -129.5% |
| 1994 | -73.61 billion | -162.1% |
| 1995 | -202.37 billion | +174.9% |
| 1996 | -92.06 billion | -54.5% |
| 1997 | 142.29 billion | -254.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.83 billion | 33.90 billion | 72.11 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 86.14 billion | 74.82 billion | 97.10 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.02 billion | -45.16 billion | 156.74 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -623.33 billion | -1.04 trillion | -67.05 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -214.85 billion | -744.47 billion | 142.29 billion | 8 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belgium?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Belgium was 142.29 billion in 1997, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 156.74 billion in 1975.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.04 trillion in 1989.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Belgium ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 1997.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.