Belgium vs Spain: Gold reserves at market value
Belgium
23.32 billion SDR
in 2025
Spain
28.87 billion SDR
in 2025
Belgium rank
22nd
Spain rank
19th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 28.87 billion SDR against 23.32 billion SDR in Belgium, a difference of 5.56 billion SDR.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 863.24 million SDR | 109.79 million SDR | 753.45 million SDR | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.46 billion SDR | 625.89 million SDR | 831.94 million SDR | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.27 billion SDR | 1.90 billion SDR | 3.37 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.69 billion SDR | 5.00 billion SDR | 6.69 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.17 billion SDR | 3.94 billion SDR | 1.23 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.91 billion SDR | 4.81 billion SDR | 1.90 billion SDR | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.70 billion SDR | 8.29 billion SDR | 1.59 billion SDR | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.04 billion SDR | 16.15 billion SDR | 3.11 billion SDR | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 28.87 billion SDR against 23.32 billion SDR in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Belgium and Spain?
- 5.56 billion SDR, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.