Foreign liabilities per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Foreign liabilities per capita was 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
203,247 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
10th
of 149 countries
All-time high
271,739 real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
All-time low
78,217 real chained 2019 US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Belgium, 1995–2020

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1995200720201995: 85.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 81.8k real chained 2019 US$1997: 78.2k real chained 2019 US$1998: 88.4k real chained 2019 US$1999: 89.2k real chained 2019 US$2000: 86.4k real chained 2019 US$2001: 89.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 109.0k real chained 2019 US$2003: 146.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 177.4k real chained 2019 US$2005: 177.8k real chained 2019 US$2006: 213.9k real chained 2019 US$2007: 271.7k real chained 2019 US$2008: 265.0k real chained 2019 US$2009: 269.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 250.0k real chained 2019 US$2011: 242.6k real chained 2019 US$2012: 242.0k real chained 2019 US$2013: 236.5k real chained 2019 US$2014: 218.4k real chained 2019 US$2015: 200.8k real chained 2019 US$2016: 197.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 211.6k real chained 2019 US$2018: 186.4k real chained 2019 US$2019: 193.7k real chained 2019 US$2020: 203.2k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Belgium peaked at 271,739 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 78,217 real chained 2019 US$, in 1997.

Belgium ranks 10th of 149 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 84,621 real chained 2019 US$ 78,217 real chained 2019 US$ 89,174 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 180,608 real chained 2019 US$ 86,425 real chained 2019 US$ 271,739 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 217,977 real chained 2019 US$ 186,420 real chained 2019 US$ 250,011 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Mauritius 361,633 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 8 United Kingdom 263,885 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 9 Denmark 215,089 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 11 Sweden 183,589 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 12 Finland 182,947 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 13 Norway 180,220 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Belgium?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Belgium was 203,247 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 271,739 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 78,217 real chained 2019 US$ in 1997.
How does Belgium rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Belgium ranks 10th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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