Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 19.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium stood at 19.3%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1976.
Belgium ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.1% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Belgium was 19.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1976.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.