Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Belgium

Current account balance in Belgium in 2031 — -0.7%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.3 pp.

2031 -0.7% +0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 72of 188
Period maximum 7.8%1999
Period minimum -4.1%1981

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Belgium, 1980–2031-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -4%1981: -4.1%1982: -2.9%1983: -0.6%1984: -0.1%1985: 0.8%1986: 2.6%1987: 1.9%1988: 2.3%1989: 2.3%1990: 1.8%1991: 2.3%1992: 2.9%1993: 5.1%1994: 5.3%1995: 5.3%1996: 5%1997: 5.5%1998: 5.1%1999: 7.8%2000: 4%2001: 3.3%2002: 4.5%2003: 3.4%2004: 3.1%2005: 2%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.5%2008: -1%2009: 1.7%2010: 1.6%2011: -1.9%2012: -0.1%2013: 1%2014: 0.8%2015: 1.4%2016: 0.6%2017: 0.7%2018: -0.9%2019: 0.1%2020: 0.9%2021: 1.8%2022: -1.9%2023: 0.2%2024: -0.4%2025: -2.1%2026: -2%2027: -1.9%2028: -1.3%2029: -1.1%2030: -0.8%2031: -0.7%
Change over the period: +3.3 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium -0.7%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Western Europe computed 3.4%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -0.7 +0.1 pp
2030 -0.8 +0.3 pp
2029 -1.1 +0.2 pp
2028 -1.3 +0.6 pp
2027 -1.9 +0.1 pp
2026 -2 +0.1 pp
2025 -2.1 −1.7 pp
2024 -0.4 −0.6 pp
2023 0.2 +2.1 pp
2022 -1.9 −3.7 pp
2021 1.8 +0.9 pp
2020 0.9 +0.8 pp
2019 0.1 +1 pp
2018 -0.9 −1.6 pp
2017 0.7 +0.1 pp
2016 0.6 −0.8 pp
2015 1.4 +0.6 pp
2014 0.8 −0.2 pp
2013 1 +1.1 pp
2012 -0.1 +1.8 pp
2011 -1.9 −3.5 pp
2010 1.6 −0.1 pp
2009 1.7 +2.7 pp
2008 -1 −2.5 pp
2007 1.5 −0.4 pp
2006 1.9 −0.1 pp
2005 2 −1.1 pp
2004 3.1 −0.3 pp
2003 3.4 −1.1 pp
2002 4.5 +1.2 pp
2001 3.3 −0.7 pp
2000 4 −3.8 pp
1999 7.8 +2.7 pp
1998 5.1 −0.4 pp
1997 5.5 +0.5 pp
1996 5 −0.3 pp
1995 5.3 +0 pp
1994 5.3 +0.2 pp
1993 5.1 +2.2 pp
1992 2.9 +0.6 pp
1991 2.3 +0.5 pp
1990 1.8 −0.5 pp
1989 2.3 +0 pp
1988 2.3 +0.4 pp
1987 1.9 −0.7 pp
1986 2.6 +1.8 pp
1985 0.8 +0.9 pp
1984 -0.1 +0.5 pp
1983 -0.6 +2.3 pp
1982 -2.9 +1.2 pp
1981 -4.1 −0.1 pp
1980 -4

Western Europe, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.