Belgium vs Portugal: Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions
Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.95 billion against 1.01 billion in Portugal, a difference of 940.10 million.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.9 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285.00 million | 66.21 million | 218.79 million | Belgium |
| 2000s | 179.60 million | 150.16 million | 29.44 million | Belgium |
| 2010s | -90.20 million | 272.66 million | 362.86 million | Portugal |
| 2020s | 308.33 million | 932.36 million | 624.02 million | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt securities, financial assets, transactions, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 1.95 billion against 1.01 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in debt securities, financial assets, transactions between Belgium and Portugal?
- 940.10 million, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for debt securities, financial assets, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.