Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 47.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium, 2005–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 47.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2013.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 261.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium peaked at 49.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 52nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +250.0% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 13.0% | 49.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 48.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Belgium was 47.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.