10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium
Belgium: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term was 47.53 billion BU in 2025. ▲ Rising
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: BIS. Measured in BU.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 47.53 billion BU for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium peaked at 49.17 billion BU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.95 billion BU, in 2005.
That places Belgium 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium, year by year
| Year | BU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.95 billion BU | — |
| 2006 | 18.40 billion BU | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 22.92 billion BU | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 28.95 billion BU | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 23.69 billion BU | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 21.18 billion BU | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 24.50 billion BU | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 24.65 billion BU | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.99 billion BU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.76 billion BU | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 21.95 billion BU | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 23.01 billion BU | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 24.09 billion BU | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 39.31 billion BU | +63.2% |
| 2019 | 39.51 billion BU | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.61 billion BU | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.57 billion BU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 42.08 billion BU | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 45.03 billion BU | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 49.17 billion BU | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 47.53 billion BU | -3.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 47.53 billion BU is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.57 billion BU, 10.4× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 47.53 billion BU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.20 billion BU, 7.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +63.2% | 24.09 billion BU | 39.31 billion BU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.18 billion BU | 16.95 billion BU | 28.95 billion BU | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.00 billion BU | 21.18 billion BU | 39.51 billion BU | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.16 billion BU | 40.57 billion BU | 49.17 billion BU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium?
- 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Belgium was 47.53 billion BU in 2025, according to BIS.
- What is the highest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49.17 billion BU in 2024.
- What is the lowest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.95 billion BU in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.6%. 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 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
ST refers to insured export credits with credit terms up to and including 12 months, except for transactions involving an insured manufacturing (pre-credit) risk with a risk period of more than 12 months, which are classified as medium/long-term (MLT).