Belgium vs Netherlands: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Belgium
1.7 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
2.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.7 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1544 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2713 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.48 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.51 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.46 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.12 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.6 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5796 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.7 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.