Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside in Belgium
Belgium: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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 0. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium peaked at 1.59 billion in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 82nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 871.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.59 billion | +82.0% |
| 2002 | 1.25 billion | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 895.47 million | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 644.27 million | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 703.10 million | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 billion | +44.2% |
| 2007 | 1.54 billion | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 182.31 million | -88.1% |
| 2009 | 728.94 million | +299.8% |
| 2010 | 491.72 million | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 236.78 million | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 80.48 million | -66.0% |
| 2013 | 143.43 million | +78.2% |
| 2014 | 166.33 million | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 456.17 million | +174.2% |
| 2016 | 578.70 million | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 59.97 million | -89.6% |
| 2018 | 154.57 million | +157.8% |
| 2019 | 130.31 million | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 40.49 million | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 116.66 million | +188.1% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.93 million. (46 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 140.00 million. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 941.69 million | 182.31 million | 1.59 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.85 million | 59.97 million | 578.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.19 million | 0 | 116.66 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 79 France 77,550 compare
- 80 Romania 27,848 compare
- 81 Finland 19,975 compare
- 82 Canada 0 compare
- 82 Estonia 0 compare
- 82 Luxembourg 0
- 82 Netherlands 0 compare
- 82 Paraguay 0
- 82 United States 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium was 0 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 1.59 billion in 2001.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Belgium ranks 82nd out of 88 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 down 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, banks and other financial institutions outside reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mon. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.