Belgium - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Belgium was 73.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 73.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 54.74 in 2012.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
2001 66.30
2002 64.13
2003 62.53
2004 61.84
2005 63.60
2006 65.83
2007 68.44
2008 62.76
2009 58.68
2010 56.80
2011 55.42
2012 54.74
2013 56.41
2014 57.89
2015 60.63
2016 62.79
2017 63.72
2018 66.26
2019 68.10
2020 73.93

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Belgium was 75.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 54.74 in 2012.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2001 66.30
2002 64.13
2003 62.53
2004 61.84
2005 63.60
2006 65.83
2007 68.44
2008 62.76
2009 58.68
2010 56.80
2011 55.42
2012 54.74
2013 56.41
2014 57.89
2015 60.63
2016 63.38
2017 65.10
2018 68.09
2019 69.86
2020 75.77

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets