Belgium IBAN calculator and checker

A Belgian IBAN has 16 characters: BE, two check digits, then the bank code, account number and check digits. Enter the local details to build one, or paste an IBAN to check it, all in your browser.

Calculate or check a Belgian IBAN

Enter the account number. The calculator pads short numbers with zeros, works out any national check digits you leave empty and adds the two IBAN check digits.

Switch to Check to paste an IBAN instead: it tests the length, characters, check digits and national check, and shows the bank, branch and account parts. Nothing you type leaves the page.

BE IBAN format

A Belgian IBAN is 16 characters: BE, two check digits, then the bank code, account number and check digits.

In the printed format, k marks the check digits, a and b the bank, s the branch, sort code or prefix, c the account number and x a national check character.

IBAN length
16 characters
Check digits
2 digits after BE
Bank code
3 digits
Account number
7 digits
Check digits
2 digits
National check digit
Last 2 digits: the first 10 modulo 97
SEPA
Yes, EU member
Printed format
BEkk bbbc cccc ccxx
Example IBAN
BE68 5390 0754 7034

Frequently asked questions

  • 16 characters: BE, two check digits, then the bank code, account number and check digits. Printed in groups of four, it looks like BE68 5390 0754 7034.

  • A Belgian account number has 12 digits, written like 539-0075470-34, and already contains the bank code and its own two check digits (the first ten digits modulo 97). The IBAN is BE, two new check digits and all 12 digits: BE68 5390 0754 7034.

  • Yes. Belgium is an EU member state, so it is in SEPA: euro payments to a Belgian IBAN can go by SEPA credit transfer.

  • With the ISO 7064 mod 97-10 algorithm. The bank code, account number and check digits and the country code BE are turned into digits, and the two check digits are chosen so the whole number leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 97. The calculator does this for you and rejects any input that cannot make a valid BE IBAN.

  • Yes. The calculator and the checker run entirely in your browser: the details you enter are never sent to a server, stored or shared. There is no sign-up and no fee.

  • Yes. The calculator covers 41 countries and the checker all 89 in the SWIFT IBAN registry. Pick a different country in the form above, or open its page from the list below.

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