Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belgium, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belgium stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belgium peaked at 4.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 119th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.3% | — |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +87.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +10.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +87.0% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belgium?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Belgium was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Belgium ranks 119th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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 Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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