Liquid liabilities to GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 135.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Belgium, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Belgium is 135.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Belgium peaked at 142.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1960.
That places Belgium 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7% | 38.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.8% | 44.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 42.5% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 46.1% | 84.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 106.7% | 92.8% | 114.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 120.4% | 111.3% | 126.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.0% | 135.4% | 142.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 762.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 180.33 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 31,989 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Belgium?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Belgium was 135.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 142.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.