Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 26.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium, 2002–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium is 26.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium peaked at 28.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2011.
That places Belgium 71st out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.9% | — |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 26.2% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 15,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 13,842 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Belgium was 26.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Belgium ranks 71st 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 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). 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. 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.