Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 17.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Belgium, 2000–2014
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Belgium stood at 17.0%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.7% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Belgium peaked at 34.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2014.
Belgium ranks 156th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -33.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 17.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.5%, 43% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 17.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.6%, 42% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 22.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 17.0% | 32.3% | 5 |
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Belgium?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Belgium was 17.0% in 2014, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Belgium ranks 156th out of 170 countries with data for 2014.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.