Regulatory capital to assets (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Regulatory capital to assets (%) was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory capital to assets in Belgium, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, regulatory capital to assets in Belgium stood at 5.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory capital to assets in Belgium peaked at 7.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
That places Belgium 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Regulatory capital to assets (%) 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% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 70% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.6%, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Regulatory capital to assets (%) 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% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 136 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.0% compare
- 136 United Kingdom 6.0% compare
- 138 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.9% compare
- 140 Spain 5.8% compare
- 141 Australia 5.7% compare
- 142 France 5.6% compare
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 regulatory capital to assets in Belgium?
- Regulatory capital to assets in Belgium was 5.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest regulatory capital to assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest regulatory capital to assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for regulatory capital to assets?
- Belgium ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory capital to assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Regulatory capital to assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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