23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita was 26,773 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium, 1997–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 26,773 units per person for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium peaked at 52,393 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 91.54 units per person, in 1997.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 91.54 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 114.77 units per person | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 18,167 units per person | +15728.7% |
| 2000 | 22,690 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 17,337 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 18,788 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 21,841 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 29,333 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 36,769 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 37,163 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 44,713 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 52,393 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 34,806 units per person | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 31,184 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 27,542 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 26,249 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 21,835 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 22,850 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 19,583 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 19,077 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 20,548 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 22,112 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 19,801 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 22,160 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 21,935 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 22,849 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 23,246 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 26,806 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2025 | 26,773 units per person | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26,773 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,644 units per person, 2.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26,773 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,903 units per person, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +15728.7% | 114.77 units per person | 18,167 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,124 units per person | 91.54 units per person | 18,167 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 31,583 units per person | 17,337 units per person | 52,393 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,078 units per person | 19,077 units per person | 31,184 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,961 units per person | 21,935 units per person | 26,806 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 20 France 29,396 units per person compare
- 21 Denmark 28,773 units per person compare
- 22 Finland 27,091 units per person compare
- 24 United Kingdom 26,224 units per person compare
- 25 Faroe Islands 26,165 units per person compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 24,892 units per person compare
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 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium?
- 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita in Belgium was 26,773 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 52,393 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.54 units per person in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 23_liabilities to bis banks, consolidated, total, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total BIS
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
23_Liabilities to BIS banks, consolidated, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.