Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium
Belgium: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 2.31 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium stood at 2.31 billion.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium peaked at 3.63 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, 476.96 million, in 2007.
Belgium ranks 19th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.70 billion | — |
| 2001 | 2.05 billion | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 2.39 billion | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 2.70 billion | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.30 billion | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 billion | -51.6% |
| 2006 | 618.99 million | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 476.96 million | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 979.76 million | +105.4% |
| 2009 | 1.20 billion | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 1.84 billion | +53.4% |
| 2011 | 3.43 billion | +86.4% |
| 2012 | 3.63 billion | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.43 billion | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.60 billion | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 1.78 billion | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 1.10 billion | -38.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 billion | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 billion | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 1.52 billion | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.44 billion | +60.9% |
| 2021 | 2.35 billion | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.41 billion | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.40 billion | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.03 billion | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 2.31 billion | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 billion | 476.96 million | 2.70 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 billion | 1.06 billion | 3.63 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 billion | 2.03 billion | 2.44 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 Netherlands 3.16 billion compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 3.04 billion compare
- 18 Australia 2.31 billion compare
- 20 Switzerland 2.10 billion compare
- 21 Sweden 1.61 billion compare
- 22 Poland 1.50 billion compare
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,305 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 255.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 23.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 17.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 41.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 40.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium was 2.31 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 billion in 2012.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 476.96 million in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.