Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre was 368,545 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 368,545 SDR per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 368,545 SDR per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57,625 SDR per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Belgium 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | SDR per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57,625 SDR per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 60,181 SDR per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 68,935 SDR per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 76,750 SDR per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 77,052 SDR per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86,617 SDR per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 101,973 SDR per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 127,288 SDR per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 136,175 SDR per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 167,289 SDR per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 220,059 SDR per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 240,421 SDR per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 261,025 SDR per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 188,542 SDR per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 200,659 SDR per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 184,369 SDR per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 205,448 SDR per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 219,423 SDR per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 220,945 SDR per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 264,055 SDR per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 314,799 SDR per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 311,785 SDR per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 326,496 SDR per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 368,545 SDR per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,988 SDR per square kilometre | 57,625 SDR per square kilometre | 167,289 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,495 SDR per square kilometre | 184,369 SDR per square kilometre | 264,055 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,406 SDR per square kilometre | 311,785 SDR per square kilometre | 368,545 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Germany 474,187 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 7 Qatar 434,218 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 8 Italy 409,763 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 10 Mauritius 307,284 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 11 Bahrain 288,222 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 12 France 223,472 SDR per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 397.33 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.157 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,496 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,448 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre in Belgium was 368,545 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 368,545 SDR per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,625 SDR per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.