Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Belgium
Belgium: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Belgium, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Belgium is 55.98 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.3% on the previous year and up 132.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Belgium peaked at 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.00 billion US dollar, in 2005.
That places Belgium 43rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Belgium, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 19.70 billion US dollar | — |
| 1982 | 20.31 billion US dollar | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 18.64 billion US dollar | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 16.06 billion US dollar | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 16.84 billion US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 19.67 billion US dollar | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 27.11 billion US dollar | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 24.08 billion US dollar | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 23.80 billion US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 24.88 billion US dollar | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 24.23 billion US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 22.83 billion US dollar | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 22.51 billion US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 23.48 billion US dollar | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 23.48 billion US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.05 billion US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.38 billion US dollar | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 20.50 billion US dollar | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 13.31 billion US dollar | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 12.24 billion US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 13.57 billion US dollar | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 14.70 billion US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.45 billion US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.99 billion US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 12.00 billion US dollar | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 13.44 billion US dollar | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 16.50 billion US dollar | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 15.65 billion US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 23.98 billion US dollar | +53.3% |
| 2010 | 26.81 billion US dollar | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 29.43 billion US dollar | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 30.77 billion US dollar | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 26.92 billion US dollar | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 25.39 billion US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 24.10 billion US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.57 billion US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.16 billion US dollar | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 26.87 billion US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.96 billion US dollar | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 33.32 billion US dollar | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 42.24 billion US dollar | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 42.16 billion US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.69 billion US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 42.33 billion US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 55.98 billion US dollar | +32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.69 billion US dollar | 16.06 billion US dollar | 27.11 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.97 billion US dollar | 13.31 billion US dollar | 24.88 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.05 billion US dollar | 12.00 billion US dollar | 23.98 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.90 billion US dollar | 23.57 billion US dollar | 30.77 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.95 billion US dollar | 33.32 billion US dollar | 55.98 billion US dollar | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 397.33 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.157 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,496 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,448 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Belgium?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Belgium was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.00 billion US dollar in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.3%. 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 Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.