Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Belgium stood at 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Belgium peaked at 0.0576 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 160th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0285 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.045 SDR per US$ of GDP | +58.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0289 SDR per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0415 SDR per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 SDR per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0441 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0437 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0548 SDR per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0306 SDR per US$ of GDP | -44.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0361 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0515 SDR per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0555 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0553 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0576 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0516 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0529 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0422 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0393 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0301 SDR per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0355 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0484 SDR per US$ of GDP | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0406 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0387 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0516 SDR per US$ of GDP | +33.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0559 SDR per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0512 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0454 SDR per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0427 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0499 SDR per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0416 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0404 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.037 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0378 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0422 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0475 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0502 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 SDR per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 SDR per US$ of GDP | +78.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0221 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0225 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 SDR per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0234 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.024 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0255 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0367 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0266 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0401 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0548 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0472 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0576 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0462 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0559 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0409 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0502 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,423 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Belgium?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Belgium was 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.