01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Belgium

Belgium: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 263.00 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
263.00 billion
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 208 countries
All-time high
575.61 billion
in 2008
All-time low
163.87 billion
in 1998
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Belgium, 1995–2025

200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B600.0B1995201020251995: 178.2B1996: 188.6B1997: 164.9B1998: 163.9B1999: 178.1B2000: 201.7B2001: 171.3B2002: 170.6B2003: 206.1B2004: 296.6B2005: 360.9B2006: 379.9B2007: 476.8B2008: 575.6B2009: 371.6B2010: 296.1B2011: 313.5B2012: 281.1B2013: 249.1B2014: 216.7B2015: 194.3B2016: 198.9B2017: 200.7B2018: 245.2B2019: 218.2B2020: 260.4B2021: 237.0B2022: 250.4B2023: 258.1B2024: 263.4B2025: 263.0B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

In 2025, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Belgium stood at 263.00 billion.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Belgium peaked at 575.61 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 163.87 billion, in 1998.

That places Belgium 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 174.74 billion 163.87 billion 188.60 billion 5
2000s 321.11 billion 170.63 billion 575.61 billion 10
2010s 241.38 billion 194.29 billion 313.51 billion 10
2020s 255.39 billion 236.96 billion 263.38 billion 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 Spain 351.60 billion compare
  2. 17 Australia 321.89 billion compare
  3. 18 United Arab Emirates 299.68 billion compare
  4. 20 Norway 228.79 billion compare
  5. 21 Sweden 226.31 billion compare
  6. 22 Brazil 220.37 billion compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Belgium?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Belgium was 263.00 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 575.61 billion in 2008.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 163.87 billion in 1998.
How does Belgium rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.