Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 157.06 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium, 2002–2021
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium stood at 157.06 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium peaked at 157.06 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.14 billion current US$, in 2002.
That places Belgium 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 68.14 billion current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 83.41 billion current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 100.41 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 105.36 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 113.69 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 135.53 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 141.89 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 120.83 billion current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 122.05 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 122.99 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 122.71 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 126.45 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 131.58 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 115.62 billion current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 118.14 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 126.47 billion current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 133.10 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 134.54 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 133.63 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 157.06 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 157.06 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.18 billion current US$, 3.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 157.06 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.92 billion current US$, 6.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.66 billion current US$ | 68.14 billion current US$ | 141.89 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 125.37 billion current US$ | 115.62 billion current US$ | 134.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.34 billion current US$ | 133.63 billion current US$ | 157.06 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium was 157.06 billion current US$ in 2021, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 157.06 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.14 billion current US$ in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.