Belgium vs Ireland: Net capital account

Belgium
-3.06 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ireland
-19.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Belgium rank
182nd
Ireland rank
185th

Net capital account over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0200220132025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -3.06 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 16.61 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 182nd and Ireland ranks 185th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net capital account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,908 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.