Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium
Belgium: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -7.60 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium stood at -7.60 billion.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium peaked at -3.57 billion in 2002 and was at its lowest, -60.66 billion, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 72nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.08 billion | -60.66 billion | -3.57 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.33 billion | -16.76 billion | -7.61 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.60 billion | -12.04 billion | -7.05 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 69 Belarus, Republic of -6.81 billion compare
- 70 Netherlands -7.03 billion compare
- 71 Dominican Republic -7.50 billion compare
- 73 Israel -7.62 billion compare
- 74 Ukraine -8.08 billion compare
- 75 Portugal -8.09 billion compare
More financial sector data for Belgium
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 762.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 180.33 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 31,989 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Belgium was -7.60 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was -3.57 billion in 2002.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.66 billion in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Belgium ranks 72nd out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value) (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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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.