Belgium vs France: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
168th
France rank
167th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 168th and France ranks 167th of 179 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0276 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.0276 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0381 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0367 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0168 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0119 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0112 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, Belgium or France?
- France, at 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Belgium and France?
- 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 168th and France ranks 167th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.