Foreign assets per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Foreign assets per capita was 226,395 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
226,395 current US$
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
251,143 current US$
in 2009
All-time low
58,672 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Belgium, 1995–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1995200720201995: 58.7k current US$1996: 59.4k current US$1997: 59.2k current US$1998: 68.7k current US$1999: 74.3k current US$2000: 73.7k current US$2001: 74.8k current US$2002: 88.7k current US$2003: 119.5k current US$2004: 143.6k current US$2005: 148.3k current US$2006: 179.0k current US$2007: 230.2k current US$2008: 240.5k current US$2009: 251.1k current US$2010: 237.6k current US$2011: 236.0k current US$2012: 237.6k current US$2013: 237.6k current US$2014: 220.2k current US$2015: 203.8k current US$2016: 208.2k current US$2017: 229.8k current US$2018: 198.8k current US$2019: 211.8k current US$2020: 226.4k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets per capita in Belgium stood at 226,395 current US$.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Belgium peaked at 251,143 current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58,672 current US$, in 1995.

Belgium ranks 13th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64,066 current US$ 58,672 current US$ 74,346 current US$ 5
2000s 154,954 current US$ 73,691 current US$ 251,143 current US$ 10
2010s 222,152 current US$ 198,774 current US$ 237,634 current US$ 10
2020s 226,395 current US$ 226,395 current US$ 226,395 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 10 Denmark 260,691 current US$ compare
  2. 11 United Kingdom 258,568 current US$ compare
  3. 12 Kuwait 243,496 current US$ compare
  4. 14 Sweden 189,311 current US$ compare
  5. 15 United Arab Emirates 184,535 current US$ compare
  6. 16 Finland 180,558 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Belgium?
Foreign assets per capita in Belgium was 226,395 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 251,143 current US$ in 2009.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 58,672 current US$ in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for foreign assets per capita?
Belgium ranks 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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