Reserve assets in Belgium
Belgium: Reserve assets was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025. β² Rising
Reserve assets in Belgium, 1981β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 55.98 billion US dollar for reserve assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% on the previous year and up 132.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Belgium peaked at 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.99 billion US dollar, in 2005.
That places Belgium 43rd out of 174 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.66 billion US dollar | 15.11 billion US dollar | 25.85 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.45 billion US dollar | 13.36 billion US dollar | 23.85 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.05 billion US dollar | 11.99 billion US dollar | 23.98 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.91 billion US dollar | 23.56 billion US dollar | 30.78 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.97 billion US dollar | 33.35 billion US dollar | 55.98 billion US dollar | 6 |
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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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets in Belgium?
- Reserve assets in Belgium was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 55.98 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 billion US dollar in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for reserve assets?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets 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 (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.