Belgium’s current account surplus surged to EUR 4,197 million in the second quarter of 2021 from a EUR 1414 million surplus in the corresponding period of 2020. It was the highest surplus recorded since the second quarter of 2015 as the goods account surplus widened to EUR 2972 million (vs EUR 912 million one year earlier), and the primary income surplus increased to EUR 2023 million (vs EUR 896 million). Meantime, the secondary income deficit narrowed to EUR 1482 million (vs EUR 1709 million), while the services account surplus decreased to EUR 684 million (vs EUR 1315 million). source: National Bank of Belgium

Current Account in Belgium averaged 1479.96 EUR Million from 1995 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 7343 EUR Million in the second quarter of 2005 and a record low of -6687 EUR Million in the third quarter of 2008. This page provides - Belgium Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Belgium Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2021.

Current Account in Belgium is expected to be 1300.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Belgium Current Account is projected to trend around -380.00 EUR Million in 2022 and -300.00 EUR Million in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Belgium Current Account


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-12-31 02:00 PM Q3 €-2586M €-189M € -300M
2021-03-31 02:00 PM Q4 €-306M €-2279M
2021-07-01 02:30 PM Q1 €2514M €-306M
2021-09-30 02:00 PM Q2 €4197M €3314M €-280M
2021-12-31 10:00 AM Q3 €4197M €1300M
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Belgium Current Account Surplus at 6-Year High
Belgium’s current account surplus surged to EUR 4,197 million in the second quarter of 2021 from a EUR 1414 million surplus in the corresponding period of 2020. It was the highest surplus recorded since the second quarter of 2015 as the goods account surplus widened to EUR 2972 million (vs EUR 912 million one year earlier), and the primary income surplus increased to EUR 2023 million (vs EUR 896 million). Meantime, the secondary income deficit narrowed to EUR 1482 million (vs EUR 1709 million), while the services account surplus decreased to EUR 684 million (vs EUR 1315 million).
2021-09-30
Belgium Current Account Swings to Surplus in Q1
Belgium’s current account switched into a surplus of EUR 2,514 million in the first quarter of 2021 from a deficit EUR 306 million in the corresponding period of 2020. The service account swung to a surplus of EUR 1,622 million from a EUR 605 million deficit, while the goods account surplus narrowed slightly to EUR 2,049 million from EUR 2,092 million. Additionally, the primary income surplus widened to EUR 1,377 million from EUR 499 million and the secondary income gap went up to 2,534 million from EUR 2,292 million.
2021-06-30
Belgium Current Account Swings to Deficit in Q4
Belgium’s current account swung into a deficit of EUR 306 million in the fourth quarter 2020 from a surplus of EUR 556 in the corresponding period of 2019. The services account reversed to a deficit of EUR 605 million from a EUR 312 million surplus, while the goods account surplus widened to EUR 2,092 from EUR 1,304 million. In addition, the primary income surplus shrank to EUR 499 million from EUR 577 million and the secondary income gap went up to EUR 2,292 million from EUR 1,638 million. Considering the full 2020, the current account turned negative, having recorded a deficit of EUR 682 million from a surplus of EUR 1,663 million in 2019.
2021-03-31

Belgium Last Unit Reference Previous Highest Lowest
Balance of Trade 2390.10 EUR Million Aug/21 4381.00 4463.30 -1026.60
Current Account 4197.00 EUR Million Jun/21 3314.00 7343.00 -6687.00
Imports 33489.40 EUR Million Aug/21 33004.40 37432.50 6975.70
Exports 35879.50 EUR Million Aug/21 37468.00 40667.50 7331.30
Capital Flows 4928.00 EUR Million Jun/21 4199.00 8066.00 -7418.00
Remittances 2767.00 EUR Million Mar/21 2615.00 3000.00 935.00
Foreign Direct Investment -5627.00 EUR Million Jun/21 9075.00 43157.00 -30617.00
External Debt 1213404.00 EUR Million Jun/21 1223223.00 1264535.00 923263.00


Belgium Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).