Belgium vs South Africa: Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices

Belgium
-4,616 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
South Africa
-4,708 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
South Africa rank
25th

Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices over time

  • Belgium
  • South Africa
-40.0k-20.0k020.0k40.0k197019972025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -4,616 US dollars, PPP converted against -4,708 US dollars, PPP converted in South Africa, a difference of 92 US dollars, PPP converted.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th of 37 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s -17.84 US dollars, PPP converted -1,213 US dollars, PPP converted 1,196 US dollars, PPP converted Belgium
1980s -181.72 US dollars, PPP converted 1,897 US dollars, PPP converted 2,079 US dollars, PPP converted South Africa
1990s 8,693 US dollars, PPP converted -574.28 US dollars, PPP converted 9,268 US dollars, PPP converted Belgium
2000s 14,179 US dollars, PPP converted -12,502 US dollars, PPP converted 26,682 US dollars, PPP converted Belgium
2010s 1,599 US dollars, PPP converted -24,587 US dollars, PPP converted 26,186 US dollars, PPP converted Belgium
2020s 1,641 US dollars, PPP converted 7,292 US dollars, PPP converted 5,651 US dollars, PPP converted South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices, Belgium or South Africa?
Belgium, at -4,616 US dollars, PPP converted against -4,708 US dollars, PPP converted in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices between Belgium and South Africa?
92 US dollars, PPP converted, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices?
Belgium ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 25th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices, current PPPs — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices, current PPPs — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Unit
US dollars, PPP converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
52 places, 2,004 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents countries' annual national net lending or net borrowing. Net lending (positive sign) or net borrowing (negative sign) is the balancing item at the end of the capital account in the sequence of economic accounts, and also appears in the financial accounts. It represents the surplus resources that are available for borrowing, or the deficit, which means that borrowing is required. The data is in US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) and in current prices. The indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE2 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org