Pension fund assets to GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Pension fund assets to GDP was 39.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Pension fund assets to GDP in Belgium, 2000–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pension fund assets to gdp in Belgium stood at 39.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Belgium peaked at 39.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 21st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +642.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 24.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 18 Malta 54.1% compare
- 19 El Salvador 50.3% compare
- 20 Singapore 42.2% compare
- 22 Costa Rica 36.8% compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 36.5% compare
- 24 Ireland 35.5% compare
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 pension fund assets to gdp in Belgium?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Belgium was 39.9% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.