Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Belgium

Belgium: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 38.97 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.97
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
144th
of 177 countries
All-time high
54.18
in 1986
All-time low
29.14
in 1964
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Belgium, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 38.97 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Belgium peaked at 54.18 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 29.14, in 1964.

That places Belgium 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Belgium, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 31.04
1961 30.54 -1.6%
1962 30.02 -1.7%
1963 29.87 -0.5%
1964 29.14 -2.4%
1965 29.78 +2.2%
1966 29.92 +0.5%
1967 30.06 +0.5%
1968 30.33 +0.9%
1969 30.15 -0.6%
1970 30.02 -0.4%
1971 30.66 +2.1%
1972 31.34 +2.2%
1973 31.84 +1.6%
1974 32.51 +2.1%
1975 35.11 +8.0%
1976 35.74 +1.8%
1977 38.51 +7.7%
1978 40.41 +4.9%
1979 42.35 +4.8%
1980 43.5 +2.7%
1981 47.11 +8.3%
1982 50.03 +6.2%
1983 52.53 +5.0%
1984 53.37 +1.6%
1985 53.93 +1.0%
1986 54.18 +0.5%
1987 53.94 -0.4%
1988 52.18 -3.3%
1989 51.22 -1.8%
1990 49.85 -2.7%
1991 49 -1.7%
1992 48.41 -1.2%
1993 49.13 +1.5%
1994 48.03 -2.2%
1995 47.35 -1.4%
1996 47.07 -0.6%
1997 45.54 -3.3%
1998 44.92 -1.3%
1999 43.6 -2.9%
2000 42.54 -2.4%
2001 42.61 +0.2%
2002 42.19 -1.0%
2003 42.02 -0.4%
2004 40.84 -2.8%
2005 40.18 -1.6%
2006 39.5 -1.7%
2007 38.25 -3.2%
2008 38.33 +0.2%
2009 39.4 +2.8%
2010 38.75 -1.6%
2011 38.53 -0.6%
2012 38.77 +0.6%
2013 39.19 +1.1%
2014 39.02 -0.4%
2015 38.91 -0.3%
2016 39.07 +0.4%
2017 39.03 -0.1%
2018 38.88 -0.4%
2019 38.97 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.08 29.14 31.04 10
1970s 34.85 30.02 42.35 10
1980s 51.2 43.5 54.18 10
1990s 47.29 43.6 49.85 10
2000s 40.59 38.25 42.61 10
2010s 38.91 38.53 39.19 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 141 Paraguay 40.62 compare
  2. 142 Lithuania 39.69 compare
  3. 143 Comoros 39.25 compare
  4. 145 Colombia 38.18 compare
  5. 146 Sierra Leone 37.95 compare
  6. 147 Dominican Republic 37.18 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Belgium?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Belgium was 38.97 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 54.18 in 1986.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 29.14 in 1964.
How does Belgium rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
Belgium ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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