Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Belgium
Belgium: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.7312 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Belgium, 1963–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Belgium stood at 0.7312.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.7% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Belgium peaked at 13.44 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4758, in 2016.
Belgium ranks 57th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.73 | — |
| 1964 | 6.41 | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 6.44 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.63 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 6.7 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.54 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 7.2 | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 7.8 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 7.37 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 7.04 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 7.43 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 8.68 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 8.54 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 9.05 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 8.8 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.45 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 9.51 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 11.9 | +25.1% |
| 1981 | 13.44 | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 13.43 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 11.94 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 12.24 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.97 | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 8.63 | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 8.18 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 8.01 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 8.54 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 10.01 | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 9.29 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 8.65 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 7.23 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 7.75 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 7.48 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 6.49 | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 5.75 | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 4.75 | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 4.75 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.59 | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 5.13 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 4.99 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.18 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 4.15 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.43 | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 3.81 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 4.42 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.46 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 4.23 | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 3 | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.71 | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.84 | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4758 | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7312 | +53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.52 | 5.73 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.27 | 7.04 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 | 8.01 | 13.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.22 | 4.75 | 10.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 | 3.43 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 0.4758 | 4.23 | 8 |
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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Belgium?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Belgium was 0.7312 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.44 in 1981.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4758 in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Belgium ranks 57th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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