Belgium - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Belgium was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 4.50 in 2002, while its lowest value was -1.94 in 2011.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2002 4.50
2003 3.40
2004 3.10
2005 2.00
2006 1.85
2007 1.50
2008 -0.83
2009 1.82
2010 1.52
2011 -1.94
2012 -0.08
2013 0.97
2014 0.75
2015 1.38
2016 0.56
2017 0.70
2018 -0.78
2019 0.16
2020 0.83

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments