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Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium

Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium was 3.86% in August 2026, according to the European Central Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 21 EU countries in August 2026.

August 20263.86%
Change on August 2025+0.4 pts
Rank14th of 21EU countries ranked
Series high5.75July 2008
Series low1.44July 2019
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Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium, January 2003 to August 2026

1234562003-012006-062009-112013-042016-092020-022023-072026-082003-01: 4.27 %2003-02: 4.04 %2003-03: 4.08 %2003-04: 3.94 %2003-05: 4.1 %2003-06: 3.74 %2003-07: 3.48 %2003-08: 3.52 %2003-09: 3.54 %2003-10: 3.52 %2003-11: 3.5 %2003-12: 3.63 %2004-01: 3.6 %2004-02: 3.48 %2004-03: 3.57 %2004-04: 3.52 %2004-05: 3.53 %2004-06: 3.69 %2004-07: 3.53 %2004-08: 3.58 %2004-09: 3.61 %2004-10: 3.59 %2004-11: 3.61 %2004-12: 3.7 %2005-01: 3.85 %2005-02: 3.64 %2005-03: 3.79 %2005-04: 3.49 %2005-05: 3.22 %2005-06: 3.31 %2005-07: 3.23 %2005-08: 3.24 %2005-09: 3.29 %2005-10: 3.26 %2005-11: 3.37 %2005-12: 3.51 %2006-01: 3.5 %2006-02: 3.49 %2006-03: 3.6 %2006-04: 3.81 %2006-05: 3.84 %2006-06: 3.96 %2006-07: 4.07 %2006-08: 4.16 %2006-09: 4.23 %2006-10: 4.37 %2006-11: 4.55 %2006-12: 4.84 %2007-01: 4.71 %2007-02: 4.81 %2007-03: 5.01 %2007-04: 5.03 %2007-05: 4.97 %2007-06: 5.18 %2007-07: 5.24 %2007-08: 5.3 %2007-09: 5.4 %2007-10: 5.29 %2007-11: 5.33 %2007-12: 5.54 %2008-01: 5.53 %2008-02: 5.34 %2008-03: 5.47 %2008-04: 5.53 %2008-05: 5.41 %2008-06: 5.63 %2008-07: 5.75 %2008-08: 5.61 %2008-09: 5.75 %2008-10: 5.67 %2008-11: 5.18 %2008-12: 4.43 %2009-01: 3.67 %2009-02: 3.32 %2009-03: 2.95 %2009-04: 2.8 %2009-05: 2.66 %2009-06: 2.62 %2009-07: 2.3 %2009-08: 2.25 %2009-09: 2.27 %2009-10: 2.17 %2009-11: 2.21 %2009-12: 2.2 %2010-01: 2.19 %2010-02: 2.11 %2010-03: 2.19 %2010-04: 2.15 %2010-05: 2.1 %2010-06: 2.26 %2010-07: 2.21 %2010-08: 2.23 %2010-09: 2.33 %2010-10: 2.43 %2010-11: 2.46 %2010-12: 2.55 %2011-01: 2.55 %2011-02: 2.57 %2011-03: 2.58 %2011-04: 2.91 %2011-05: 2.93 %2011-06: 3.06 %2011-07: 2.99 %2011-08: 2.9 %2011-09: 2.89 %2011-10: 2.86 %2011-11: 2.88 %2011-12: 2.88 %2012-01: 2.58 %2012-02: 2.42 %2012-03: 2.52 %2012-04: 2.42 %2012-05: 2.38 %2012-06: 2.49 %2012-07: 2.29 %2012-08: 2.29 %2012-09: 2.34 %2012-10: 2.39 %2012-11: 2.33 %2012-12: 2.33 %2013-01: 2.33 %2013-02: 2.3 %2013-03: 2.33 %2013-04: 2.26 %2013-05: 2.2 %2013-06: 2.27 %2013-07: 2.23 %2013-08: 2.21 %2013-09: 2.32 %2013-10: 2.28 %2013-11: 2.26 %2013-12: 2.39 %2014-01: 2.37 %2014-02: 2.35 %2014-03: 2.36 %2014-04: 2.46 %2014-05: 2.43 %2014-06: 2.29 %2014-07: 2.24 %2014-08: 2.16 %2014-09: 2.15 %2014-10: 2.07 %2014-11: 2.06 %2014-12: 2.15 %2015-01: 2.01 %2015-02: 1.97 %2015-03: 2.03 %2015-04: 1.97 %2015-05: 1.96 %2015-06: 1.95 %2015-07: 1.94 %2015-08: 1.85 %2015-09: 1.94 %2015-10: 1.91 %2015-11: 1.9 %2015-12: 1.84 %2016-01: 1.82 %2016-02: 1.75 %2016-03: 1.82 %2016-04: 1.76 %2016-05: 1.69 %2016-06: 1.77 %2016-07: 1.7 %2016-08: 1.69 %2016-09: 1.74 %2016-10: 1.71 %2016-11: 1.71 %2016-12: 1.75 %2017-01: 1.72 %2017-02: 1.69 %2017-03: 1.73 %2017-04: 1.68 %2017-05: 1.66 %2017-06: 1.69 %2017-07: 1.68 %2017-08: 1.66 %2017-09: 1.69 %2017-10: 1.65 %2017-11: 1.59 %2017-12: 1.64 %2018-01: 1.61 %2018-02: 1.61 %2018-03: 1.66 %2018-04: 1.59 %2018-05: 1.54 %2018-06: 1.63 %2018-07: 1.56 %2018-08: 1.61 %2018-09: 1.6 %2018-10: 1.56 %2018-11: 1.61 %2018-12: 1.6 %2019-01: 1.59 %2019-02: 1.6 %2019-03: 1.54 %2019-04: 1.51 %2019-05: 1.54 %2019-06: 1.55 %2019-07: 1.44 %2019-08: 1.51 %2019-09: 1.54 %2019-10: 1.51 %2019-11: 1.55 %2019-12: 1.55 %2020-01: 1.55 %2020-02: 1.58 %2020-03: 1.55 %2020-04: 1.56 %2020-05: 1.57 %2020-06: 1.61 %2020-07: 1.55 %2020-08: 1.56 %2020-09: 1.58 %2020-10: 1.61 %2020-11: 1.56 %2020-12: 1.54 %2021-01: 1.59 %2021-02: 1.61 %2021-03: 1.57 %2021-04: 1.58 %2021-05: 1.56 %2021-06: 1.59 %2021-07: 1.59 %2021-08: 1.56 %2021-09: 1.59 %2021-10: 1.59 %2021-11: 1.58 %2021-12: 1.53 %2022-01: 1.55 %2022-02: 1.58 %2022-03: 1.58 %2022-04: 1.5 %2022-05: 1.62 %2022-06: 1.71 %2022-07: 1.74 %2022-08: 1.82 %2022-09: 2.41 %2022-10: 2.42 %2022-11: 3.08 %2022-12: 3.49 %2023-01: 3.65 %2023-02: 3.9 %2023-03: 4.28 %2023-04: 4.41 %2023-05: 4.49 %2023-06: 4.85 %2023-07: 4.9 %2023-08: 4.99 %2023-09: 5.17 %2023-10: 5.22 %2023-11: 5.2 %2023-12: 5.21 %2024-01: 5.21 %2024-02: 5.2 %2024-03: 5.26 %2024-04: 5.25 %2024-05: 5.15 %2024-06: 5.07 %2024-07: 5.01 %2024-08: 4.97 %2024-09: 4.76 %2024-10: 4.61 %2024-11: 4.49 %2024-12: 4.21 %2025-01: 4.2 %2025-02: 4.03 %2025-03: 3.92 %2025-04: 3.77 %2025-05: 3.63 %2025-06: 3.52 %2025-07: 3.47 %2025-08: 3.46 %2025-09: 3.53 %2025-10: 3.48 %2025-11: 3.46 %2025-12: 3.53 %2026-01: 3.52 %2026-02: 3.54 %2026-03: 3.59 %2026-04: 3.56 %2026-05: 3.6 %2026-06: 3.77 %2026-07: 3.83 %2026-08: 3.86 %
%. Source: ECB, ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 284 values
Period%
2026-083.86
2026-073.83
2026-063.77
2026-053.6
2026-043.56
2026-033.59
2026-023.54
2026-013.52
2025-123.53
2025-113.46
2025-103.48
2025-093.53
2025-083.46
2025-073.47
2025-063.52
2025-053.63
2025-043.77
2025-033.92
2025-024.03
2025-014.2
2024-124.21
2024-114.49
2024-104.61
2024-094.76
2024-084.97
2024-075.01
2024-065.07
2024-055.15
2024-045.25
2024-035.26
2024-025.2
2024-015.21
2023-125.21
2023-115.2
2023-105.22
2023-095.17
2023-084.99
2023-074.9
2023-064.85
2023-054.49
2023-044.41
2023-034.28
2023-023.9
2023-013.65
2022-123.49
2022-113.08
2022-102.42
2022-092.41
2022-081.82
2022-071.74
2022-061.71
2022-051.62
2022-041.5
2022-031.58
2022-021.58
2022-011.55
2021-121.53
2021-111.58
2021-101.59
2021-091.59
2021-081.56
2021-071.59
2021-061.59
2021-051.56
2021-041.58
2021-031.57
2021-021.61
2021-011.59
2020-121.54
2020-111.56
2020-101.61
2020-091.58
2020-081.56
2020-071.55
2020-061.61
2020-051.57
2020-041.56
2020-031.55
2020-021.58
2020-011.55
2019-121.55
2019-111.55
2019-101.51
2019-091.54
2019-081.51
2019-071.44
2019-061.55
2019-051.54
2019-041.51
2019-031.54
2019-021.6
2019-011.59
2018-121.6
2018-111.61
2018-101.56
2018-091.6
2018-081.61
2018-071.56
2018-061.63
2018-051.54
2018-041.59
2018-031.66
2018-021.61
2018-011.61
2017-121.64
2017-111.59
2017-101.65
2017-091.69
2017-081.66
2017-071.68
2017-061.69
2017-051.66
2017-041.68
2017-031.73
2017-021.69
2017-011.72
2016-121.75
2016-111.71
2016-101.71
2016-091.74
2016-081.69
2016-071.7
2016-061.77
2016-051.69
2016-041.76
2016-031.82
2016-021.75
2016-011.82
2015-121.84
2015-111.9
2015-101.91
2015-091.94
2015-081.85
2015-071.94
2015-061.95
2015-051.96
2015-041.97
2015-032.03
2015-021.97
2015-012.01
2014-122.15
2014-112.06
2014-102.07
2014-092.15
2014-082.16
2014-072.24
2014-062.29
2014-052.43
2014-042.46
2014-032.36
2014-022.35
2014-012.37
2013-122.39
2013-112.26
2013-102.28
2013-092.32
2013-082.21
2013-072.23
2013-062.27
2013-052.2
2013-042.26
2013-032.33
2013-022.3
2013-012.33
2012-122.33
2012-112.33
2012-102.39
2012-092.34
2012-082.29
2012-072.29
2012-062.49
2012-052.38
2012-042.42
2012-032.52
2012-022.42
2012-012.58
2011-122.88
2011-112.88
2011-102.86
2011-092.89
2011-082.9
2011-072.99
2011-063.06
2011-052.93
2011-042.91
2011-032.58
2011-022.57
2011-012.55
2010-122.55
2010-112.46
2010-102.43
2010-092.33
2010-082.23
2010-072.21
2010-062.26
2010-052.1
2010-042.15
2010-032.19
2010-022.11
2010-012.19
2009-122.2
2009-112.21
2009-102.17
2009-092.27
2009-082.25
2009-072.3
2009-062.62
2009-052.66
2009-042.8
2009-032.95
2009-023.32
2009-013.67
2008-124.43
2008-115.18
2008-105.67
2008-095.75
2008-085.61
2008-075.75
2008-065.63
2008-055.41
2008-045.53
2008-035.47
2008-025.34
2008-015.53
2007-125.54
2007-115.33
2007-105.29
2007-095.4
2007-085.3
2007-075.24
2007-065.18
2007-054.97
2007-045.03
2007-035.01
2007-024.81
2007-014.71
2006-124.84
2006-114.55
2006-104.37
2006-094.23
2006-084.16
2006-074.07
2006-063.96
2006-053.84
2006-043.81
2006-033.6
2006-023.49
2006-013.5
2005-123.51
2005-113.37
2005-103.26
2005-093.29
2005-083.24
2005-073.23
2005-063.31
2005-053.22
2005-043.49
2005-033.79
2005-023.64
2005-013.85
2004-123.7
2004-113.61
2004-103.59
2004-093.61
2004-083.58
2004-073.53
2004-063.69
2004-053.53
2004-043.52
2004-033.57
2004-023.48
2004-013.6
2003-123.63
2003-113.5
2003-103.52
2003-093.54
2003-083.52
2003-073.48
2003-063.74
2003-054.1
2003-043.94
2003-034.08
2003-024.04
2003-014.27

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Definition

Monthly composite interest rate on new bank loans to non-financial corporations, in percent per year. Rates across corporate loan categories are combined using 24-month moving averages of new loan volumes.

Annualised agreed rates or narrowly defined effective rates (AAR/NDER) exclude fees and other charges. Corporations are non-financial companies, ESA 2010 sector S.11; the classification changed in December 2014. The euro area aggregate has changing membership. Country histories start at different dates; values may be revised.

How to cite

European Central Bank. ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N). https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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European Central Bank. (n.d.). ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N) (Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, Belgium, 2003-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01

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ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N), Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, Belgium, 2003-01 to 2026-08. European Central Bank, https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-borrowing-cost/belgium. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

European Central Bank. n.d. ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N). Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, Belgium, 2003-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-borrowing-cost/belgium.

Harvard

European Central Bank (no date) ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N), Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, Belgium, 2003-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-borrowing-cost/belgium (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{european_composite_cost_of_borrowing_2026,
  author = {{European Central Bank}},
  title = {{ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N): Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, Belgium, 2003-01 to 2026-08}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-borrowing-cost/belgium. Publisher attribution: European Central Bank. ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N). https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata\&startPeriod=2003-01. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium?

Composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium was 3.86% in August 2026, according to the European Central Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 21 EU countries in August 2026.

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European Central Bank. ECB MIR composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations, new business (A2I.AM.R.A.2240.EUR.N). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest composite cost of borrowing for non-financial corporations in Belgium?

5.75% in July 2008, the highest value since January 2003 in this series.

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