Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Belgium
Belgium: Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium stood at 5.7%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium peaked at 7.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 136th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.9% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -61.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.9%, 73% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.5%, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to assets ratio (%) (United Nations) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -61.3% | 7.9% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Belgium was 5.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Belgium ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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