Adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 6.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium, 2002–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium is 6.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium peaked at 10.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2011.
That places Belgium 104th out of 177 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: net national savings in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.2% | — |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,727 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,847 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Belgium was 6.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.