Belgium - Net lending

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in Belgium was -8,266,300,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 410,800,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of -15,992,400,000 in 2009.

Definition: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1995 -8,279,300,000
1996 -8,108,500,000
1997 -4,844,100,000
1998 -3,373,400,000
1999 -2,700,200,000
2000 -191,300,000
2001 -1,180,300,000
2002 374,200,000
2003 -5,264,600,000
2004 -785,600,000
2005 -8,870,500,000
2006 410,800,000
2007 -1,532,300,000
2008 -4,289,600,000
2009 -15,992,400,000
2010 -11,722,200,000
2011 -13,893,600,000
2012 -14,118,700,000
2013 -10,495,100,000
2014 -10,324,000,000
2015 -4,541,300,000
2016 -11,259,700,000
2017 -4,804,400,000
2018 -1,144,700,000
2019 -8,266,300,000

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Belgium was -1.729 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 0.137 in 2002, while its lowest value was -4.616 in 2009.

Definition: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 -3.933
1996 -3.784
1997 -2.162
1998 -1.450
1999 -1.114
2000 -0.075
2001 -0.447
2002 0.137
2003 -1.872
2004 -0.265
2005 -2.861
2006 0.126
2007 -0.446
2008 -1.220
2009 -4.616
2010 -3.228
2011 -3.695
2012 -3.656
2013 -2.671
2014 -2.562
2015 -1.090
2016 -2.618
2017 -1.080
2018 -0.249
2019 -1.729

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance