Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 98.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Belgium, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Belgium stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Belgium peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2002.
That places Belgium 11th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.5% | — |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +19.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 98.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 98.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.5%, 7.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 40.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 41.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More financial sector data for Belgium
- 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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Belgium?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Belgium was 98.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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 Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).