Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments in Belgium
Belgium: Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments was 32.95 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments in Belgium, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments in Belgium is 32.95 billion, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments in Belgium peaked at 108.73 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.95 billion, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 13th of 245 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 82.69 billion | — |
| 2010 | 108.73 billion | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 70.69 billion | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 75.82 billion | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 75.11 billion | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.20 billion | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 64.38 billion | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 52.56 billion | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 65.68 billion | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 54.27 billion | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 47.09 billion | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 39.04 billion | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 40.74 billion | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 33.05 billion | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 40.40 billion | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 32.95 billion | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.69 billion | 82.69 billion | 82.69 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.15 billion | 47.09 billion | 108.73 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.24 billion | 32.95 billion | 40.74 billion | 5 |
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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 outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments in Belgium?
- Outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments in Belgium was 32.95 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 108.73 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.95 billion in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outward direct investment, assets (gross), all financial instruments rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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 Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments, Fellow enterprises (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.