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Indicators

To evaluate the current state of the Belgian economy, the FPB regularly updates a series of indicators. The indicators concern the macro-economic stance of the economies of Belgium, its three neighbouring countries and the euro area, as well as the transport industry.

 Indicators : Net international investment position

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Net international investment position

in % of GDP

 20162017201820192020202120222023
Belgium54.556.034.340.947.367.757.765.4
Netherlands62.661.573.189.6113.093.375.271.8
France-13.0-20.1-19.3-24.6-29.4-30.9-23.8-29.4
Germany39.544.652.358.564.068.369.570.4
Austria4.14.36.014.412.315.617.616.6

Source: Eurostat, Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure.

 

Description: international investment position (IIP) statistics record the financial assets and liabilities position of a country vis-à-vis the rest of the world. They are an important measure of the net position of an economy domestic sectors vis-à-vis the rest of the world. The net international investment position (NIIP) is calculated as IIP assets minus liabilities. It allows for a stock-flow analysis of external positions. The indicator is based on the IMF sixth Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6). The indicator in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard is the NIIP in % of the GDP. The threshold is -35%.

Unit: % of GDP

Source: Eurostat, Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure.

  Last update

02/05/2024
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