Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium
Belgium: Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium is 0, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium peaked at 0 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -8.09 billion, in 2008.
That places Belgium 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.28 billion | — |
| 2001 | -2.98 billion | +30.7% |
| 2002 | -2.58 billion | -13.3% |
| 2003 | -3.41 billion | +32.0% |
| 2004 | -3.67 billion | +7.7% |
| 2005 | -3.14 billion | -14.5% |
| 2006 | -4.34 billion | +38.3% |
| 2007 | -6.74 billion | +55.4% |
| 2008 | -8.09 billion | +20.0% |
| 2009 | -7.19 billion | -11.1% |
| 2010 | -7.09 billion | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -7.70 billion | +8.6% |
| 2012 | -3.42 billion | -55.6% |
| 2013 | -733.68 million | -78.5% |
| 2014 | -500.21 million | -31.8% |
| 2015 | -253.67 million | -49.3% |
| 2016 | -2.16 billion | +752.3% |
| 2017 | -4.45 billion | +105.9% |
| 2018 | -4.41 billion | -0.9% |
| 2019 | -4.41 billion | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4.41 billion | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -4.90 billion | +11.1% |
| 2022 | -4.90 billion | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -4.90 billion | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0 is above the median for high income countries, which is -650,000. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -18.76 million. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -752.3% | -253.67 million | -2.16 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.44 billion | -8.09 billion | -2.28 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.51 billion | -7.70 billion | -253.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.18 billion | -4.90 billion | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Australia 0 compare
- 1 Austria 0 compare
- 1 Bulgaria 0
- 1 Belarus 0
- 1 Canada 0 compare
- 1 Colombia 0 compare
- 1 Cyprus 0
- 1 Germany 0 compare
- 1 Denmark 0 compare
- 1 Estonia 0 compare
- 1 Finland 0 compare
- 1 Guatemala 0
- 1 Italy 0 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 0
- 1 Latvia 0 compare
- 1 Malta 0
- 1 Malaysia 0 compare
- 1 Netherlands 0 compare
- 1 New Zealand 0 compare
- 1 Paraguay 0
- 1 Singapore 0 compare
- 1 Sweden 0 compare
- 1 West Bank and Gaza 0
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 141.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 193.33 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium?
- Memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Belgium was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.09 billion in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and included in section I (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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