Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 5.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Belgium, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belgium is 5.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 45.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belgium peaked at 10.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Belgium 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +37.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +33.1% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +145.6% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +111.4% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | +67.2% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +98.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -31.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belgium?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Belgium was 5.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Belgium rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.