Belgium vs Italy: Bonds (Debt Securities)

Belgium
3.52 trillion
in 1997
Italy
666.57 trillion
in 1998
Belgium rank
3rd
Italy rank
1st

Bonds (Debt Securities) over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 666.57 trillion against 3.52 trillion in Belgium, a difference of 663.05 trillion.

That makes Italy's figure about 189.3 times Belgium's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 1st of 20 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 13.89 billion 9.36 trillion 9.34 trillion Italy
1970s 69.77 billion 39.30 trillion 39.23 trillion Italy
1980s 385.22 billion 126.07 trillion 125.68 trillion Italy
1990s 2.90 trillion 393.78 trillion 390.88 trillion Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bonds (debt securities), Belgium or Italy?
Italy, at 666.57 trillion against 3.52 trillion in Belgium as of 1998.
What is the difference in bonds (debt securities) between Belgium and Italy?
663.05 trillion, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
35 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1997.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for bonds (debt securities)?
Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 1st of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Bonds (Debt Securities) (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Bonds (Debt Securities) (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 509 data points, 1950–2010
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.