Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belgium

Belgium: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 4.51 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.51 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 35.6%
World rank
108th
of 156 countries
All-time high
4.51 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
-221.90 million current LCU
in 2006
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belgium, 1995–2024

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B1995200920241995: 786.7M current LCU1996: 845.0M current LCU1997: 859.9M current LCU1998: 818.8M current LCU1999: 871.4M current LCU2000: 892.9M current LCU2001: 758.3M current LCU2002: 706.7M current LCU2003: 719.9M current LCU2004: 712.6M current LCU2005: 669.7M current LCU2006: -221.9M current LCU2007: 958.5M current LCU2008: 1.4B current LCU2009: 1.5B current LCU2010: 1.3B current LCU2011: 1.5B current LCU2012: 1.6B current LCU2013: 1.4B current LCU2014: 2.1B current LCU2015: 1.9B current LCU2016: 2.0B current LCU2017: 1.9B current LCU2018: 2.1B current LCU2019: 2.2B current LCU2020: 2.7B current LCU2021: 3.3B current LCU2022: 3.4B current LCU2023: 3.3B current LCU2024: 4.5B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 4.51 billion current LCU for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.6% on the previous year and up 115.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belgium peaked at 4.51 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, -221.90 million current LCU, in 2006.

Belgium ranks 108th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 836.36 million current LCU 786.70 million current LCU 871.40 million current LCU 5
2000s 801.03 million current LCU -221.90 million current LCU 1.45 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.79 billion current LCU 1.28 billion current LCU 2.18 billion current LCU 10
2020s 3.47 billion current LCU 2.74 billion current LCU 4.51 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 105 Finland 4.80 billion current LCU compare
  2. 106 Belarus 4.76 billion current LCU compare
  3. 107 Portugal 4.68 billion current LCU compare
  4. 109 Georgia 4.31 billion current LCU compare
  5. 110 Namibia 4.11 billion current LCU compare
  6. 111 Eswatini 3.79 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belgium?
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Belgium was 4.51 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4.51 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -221.90 million current LCU in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
Belgium ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,470 data points, 1972–2024
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.