Belgium Private Credit to GDP

68.1% −1.2 pt

Dec 2024 · Annual

Belgium's private credit as a share of GDP fell to 68.1% in 2024 from 69.3% in 2023. The ratio remains well below the all-time high of 76.1% recorded in 2020 and above the series low of 54.5% in 2012.

Belgium Private Credit to GDP, 2001–2024
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
68.1%69.3%76.1%Dec 202054.5%Dec 20122001 – 2024Annual

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About this series

Private Credit to GDP in Belgium averaged 64.3% from 2001 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 76.1% in Dec 2020 and a record low of 54.5% in Dec 2012. The series is reported yearly with history from 2001.

Private credit as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) measures the volume of credit extended by financial institutions to the private sector relative to the size of the economy. The data are reported annually for Belgium, spanning from 2001 to 2024.

Source & methodology

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