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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI in Belgium

Belgium: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 59 countries
All-time high
2
in 1996
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
35
1980–2014

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI in Belgium, 1980–2014

00.511.521980199720141980: 1.51981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 1.51992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.51996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 2 for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi in Belgium peaked at 2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.

Belgium ranks 1st of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1980 1.5 —
1981 1 -33.3%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1.5 +50.0%
1992 1.5 +0.0%
1993 1.5 +0.0%
1994 1.5 +0.0%
1995 1.5 +0.0%
1996 2 +33.3%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.05 1 1.5 10
1990s 1.65 1 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi in Belgium?
External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi in Belgium was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
How does Belgium rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi?
Belgium ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions fdi rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
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