Belgium vs New Zealand: Reserves excluding gold
Belgium
17.86 billion SDR
in 2025
New Zealand
20.56 billion SDR
in 2025
Belgium rank
57th
New Zealand rank
54th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 20.56 billion SDR against 17.86 billion SDR in Belgium, a difference of 2.70 billion SDR.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 312.57 million SDR | 185.80 million SDR | 126.77 million SDR | Belgium |
| 1960s | 690.11 million SDR | 209.20 million SDR | 480.90 million SDR | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.76 billion SDR | 470.42 million SDR | 2.29 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.40 billion SDR | 1.52 billion SDR | 3.87 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.05 billion SDR | 2.88 billion SDR | 7.17 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.38 billion SDR | 6.17 billion SDR | 1.21 billion SDR | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.80 billion SDR | 11.89 billion SDR | 92.53 million SDR | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 18.56 billion SDR | 13.48 billion SDR | 5.08 billion SDR | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Belgium or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 20.56 billion SDR against 17.86 billion SDR in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 2.70 billion SDR, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Belgium ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (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.