Consumer loans as a share of GDP rose 5.91% to 3.90% in Belgium in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, consumer loans as a share of GDP in Belgium reached an all time high of 7.97% in 1999 and an all time low of 3.68% in 2014.
Belgium has been ranked 38th within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of consumer loans as a share of GDP, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Consumer Loans (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Austria | % | 4.52% | 5.86% | 13.9% | 13.3% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | % | 4.57% | 5.11% | 6.86% | 6.48% | 6.40% | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | % | 20.2% | 15.3% | 12.9% | 9.74% | 7.08% | ||||||||||||||||
France | % | 11.1% | 12.5% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 16.9% | 17.3% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | % | 31.8% | 34.2% | 19.4% | 19.8% | 21.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | 7.72% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 9.81% | 7.35% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 51.4% | 43.8% | 43.5% | 9.58% | 11.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | % | 13.2% | 15.2% | 15.1% | 14.7% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 20.5% | -13.7% | -12.3% | -13.6% | -7.32% | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | -37.6% | -36.9% | -40.6% | -42.0% | -46.5% |