Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium
Belgium: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was -289.05 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belgium recorded -289.05 million for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.9% on the previous year and down 181.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Belgium peaked at 52.17 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -289.05 million, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 80th of 80 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 and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 427.10 million | — |
| 2001 | 704.16 million | +64.9% |
| 2002 | 312.51 million | -55.6% |
| 2003 | 405.42 million | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 572.08 million | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 555.64 million | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 354.27 million | -36.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 billion | +229.9% |
| 2008 | 52.17 billion | +4363.5% |
| 2009 | 325.58 million | -99.4% |
| 2010 | 543.83 million | +67.0% |
| 2011 | 9.92 billion | +1723.7% |
| 2012 | 333.81 million | -96.6% |
| 2013 | 405.45 million | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 484.43 million | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 354.92 million | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 875.96 million | +146.8% |
| 2017 | -223.07 million | -125.5% |
| 2018 | 428.23 million | -292.0% |
| 2019 | 718.98 million | +67.9% |
| 2020 | 186.52 million | -74.1% |
| 2021 | 172.16 million | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 515.17 million | +199.2% |
| 2023 | 244.21 million | -52.6% |
| 2024 | -150.64 million | -161.7% |
| 2025 | -289.05 million | +91.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.70 billion | 312.51 million | 52.17 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion | -223.07 million | 9.92 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.06 million | -289.05 million | 515.17 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 77 South Africa -25.00 million compare
- 78 Sri Lanka -89.48 million compare
- 79 New Zealand -194.18 million compare
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 -289.05 million 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 52.17 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -289.05 million in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Belgium ranks 80th out of 80 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 181.4%. 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), Other foreign currency assets (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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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.