Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -39.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
-39.7%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
141st
of 162 countries
All-time high
-39.4%
in 2019
All-time low
-45.7%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Belgium stood at -39.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Belgium peaked at -39.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -45.7%, in 2012.
Belgium ranks 141st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -42.6% | — |
| 2001 | -43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | -41.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | -42.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | -40.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | -43.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | -40.6% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | -40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | -42.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | -44.2% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | -43.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | -44.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -45.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -45.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | -45.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | -41.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | -41.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -40.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -39.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | -43.7% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | -41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | -39.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -42.1% | -44.2% | -40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -42.6% | -45.7% | -39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -41.6% | -43.7% | -39.7% | 3 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 22,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Belgium?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Belgium was -39.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was -39.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.7% in 2012.
- How does Belgium rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 141st out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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