Belgium’s current account swung into a deficit of EUR 762 million in the first quarter of 2022, from a EUR 808 million surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. The goods account shifted to a deficit of EUR 2,362 million from a surplus of EUR 141 million while the services surplus narrowed to EUR 1,634 million from EUR 1,983 million. At the same time, the secondary income gap narrowed to EUR 1,535 million from EUR 2,507 million. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus widened to EUR 1,500 million from EUR 1,190 million. source: National Bank of Belgium

Current Account in Belgium averaged 1344.44 EUR Million from 1995 until 2022, 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 August of 2022.

Current Account in Belgium is expected to be 550.00 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 -350.00 EUR Million in 2023 and -300.00 EUR Million in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Belgium Current Account



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-03-31 02:00 PM Q4 €-6249M €2317M €2600M
2022-06-30 02:00 PM Q1 €-762M €-6249M €-6700M
2022-09-30 02:00 PM Q2 €-762M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 133.50 -1268.60 EUR Million May 2022
Current Account -762.00 -6249.00 EUR Million Mar 2022
Exports 50542.80 45786.70 EUR Million May 2022
Imports 50409.30 48165.10 EUR Million May 2022
Capital Flows -2768.00 -5046.00 EUR Million Mar 2022
Remittances 4860.00 4236.00 EUR Million Dec 2021
Foreign Direct Investment -1026.00 14105.00 EUR Million Mar 2022
External Debt 1336472.00 1305868.00 EUR Million Mar 2022

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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-762.00 -6249.00 7343.00 -6687.00 1995 - 2022 EUR Million Quarterly
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Belgium Current Account Swings to Deficit in Q1
Belgium’s current account swung into a deficit of EUR 762 million in the first quarter of 2022, from a EUR 808 million surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. The goods account shifted to a deficit of EUR 2,362 million from a surplus of EUR 141 million while the services surplus narrowed to EUR 1,634 million from EUR 1,983 million. At the same time, the secondary income gap narrowed to EUR 1,535 million from EUR 2,507 million. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus widened to EUR 1,500 million from EUR 1,190 million.
2022-06-30
Belgium Current Account Swings to Deficit in Q4
Belgium recorded a current account deficit of EUR 6,249 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, swinging from a EUR 0.438 million surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. It was the first current account deficit since the second quarter of 2019 and the highest since the second quarter of 2015. The goods account recorded a deficit of EUR 4.761 million, swinging from the gap of EUR 1.607 million. Also, the services gap widened to EUR 0.910 million from EUR 0.243, million while the primary income deficit narrowed to EUR 0.671 million from EUR 1.066 million. On the other hand, the secondary income gap narrowed to EUR 1.251 million from EUR 1.993 million.
2022-03-31
Belgium Current Account Surplus Widens in Q3
Belgium’s current account surplus widened sharply to EUR 5,226 million in the third quarter of 2021 from EUR 782 million in the corresponding period of 2020. The goods surplus rose to EUR 6,283 million from EUR 1,607 million and the primary income surplus climbed to EUR 1,659 million from EUR 1,066 million. Also, the secondary income deficit narrowed to EUR 1,567 million from EUR 1,993 million while the services gap increased to EUR 1,149 million from EUR 469 million.
2021-12-31