Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Belgium, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 25.5% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Belgium peaked at 86.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 129th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.2% | — |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 86.2% | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -53.6% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -8.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 25.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 59% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 25.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.8%, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +40.7% | 61.3% | 86.2% |
| 2018 | -53.6% | 53.9% | 25.0% |
| 2020 | +37.9% | 23.4% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 58.2% | 86.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 23.4% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 22.9% | 32.3% | 5 |
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 liquid assets to short term liabilities in Belgium?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Belgium was 25.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Belgium ranks 129th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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