International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Belgium

International reserves in Belgium in 2025 — 56,392,530,499 US$. Ranked 42 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,593.2%.

2025 56.39B US$ +33.22% vs 2024
World rank 42of 124
Period maximum 56.39B US$2025
Period minimum 1.53B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

International reserves — Belgium, 1960–2025020B40B60B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,526,945,821 US$1962: 1,756,067,570 US$1964: 2,227,003,947 US$1966: 2,357,973,398 US$1968: 2,486,675,902 US$1970: 2,946,532,105 US$1972: 5,028,350,688 US$1974: 11,403,306,217 US$1976: 9,173,446,261 US$1978: 13,591,056,963 US$1980: 27,973,532,283 US$1982: 19,545,394,588 US$1984: 15,102,823,617 US$1986: 18,899,783,761 US$1988: 23,145,049,666 US$1990: 23,788,895,634 US$1992: 22,146,931,621 US$1994: 23,474,024,354 US$1996: 22,609,776,070 US$1998: 21,012,750,278 US$2000: 12,271,745,172 US$2002: 14,697,923,742 US$2004: 13,990,812,128 US$2006: 13,436,681,104 US$2008: 15,680,647,981 US$2010: 26,779,063,929 US$2012: 30,768,939,404 US$2014: 25,444,391,273 US$2016: 23,480,922,147 US$2018: 26,856,799,009 US$2020: 33,296,227,565 US$2022: 42,101,229,345 US$2024: 42,330,768,016 US$2025: 56,392,530,499 US$
Change over the period: +54.87B (+3,593.16%) Average annual rate: 5.71 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 56.39B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.61T US$
Western Europe computed 2.31T US$
International reserves — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 56.39B +14.06B +33.22%
2024 42.33B +656M +1.57%
2023 41.67B −426M −1.01%
2022 42.1B −115M −0.27%
2021 42.22B +8.92B +26.79%
2020 33.3B +4.33B +14.93%
2019 28.97B +2.11B +7.87%
2018 26.86B +705M +2.7%
2017 26.15B +2.67B +11.37%
2016 23.48B −621M −2.58%
2015 24.1B −1.34B −5.28%
2014 25.44B −1.5B −5.57%
2013 26.95B −3.82B −12.42%
2012 30.77B +1.65B +5.68%
2011 29.11B +2.34B +8.72%
2010 26.78B +2.92B +12.23%
2009 23.86B +8.18B +52.17%
2008 15.68B −805M −4.88%
2007 16.49B +3.05B +22.69%
2006 13.44B +1.44B +12.01%
2005 12B −1.99B −14.26%
2004 13.99B −458M −3.17%
2003 14.45B −249M −1.69%
2002 14.7B +1.14B +8.39%
2001 13.56B +1.29B +10.5%
2000 12.27B −1.07B −8.05%
1999 13.35B −7.67B −36.49%
1998 21.01B +377M +1.83%
1997 20.64B −1.97B −8.73%
1996 22.61B −1.51B −6.26%
1995 24.12B +646M +2.75%
1994 23.47B +2.28B +10.74%
1993 21.2B −949M −4.29%
1992 22.15B −722M −3.16%
1991 22.87B −920M −3.87%
1990 23.79B +902M +3.94%
1989 22.89B −258M −1.12%
1988 23.15B −2.75B −10.63%
1987 25.9B +7B +37.03%
1986 18.9B +2.87B +17.93%
1985 16.03B +924M +6.12%
1984 15.1B −2.65B −14.93%
1983 17.75B −1.79B −9.16%
1982 19.55B +1.01B +5.42%
1981 18.54B −9.43B −33.72%
1980 27.97B +5.01B +21.84%
1979 22.96B +9.37B +68.93%
1978 13.59B +2.63B +24.02%
1977 10.96B +1.79B +19.46%
1976 9.17B −810M −8.11%
1975 9.98B −1.42B −12.45%
1974 11.4B +3.35B +41.61%
1973 8.05B +3.02B +60.14%
1972 5.03B +1.31B +35.1%
1971 3.72B +775M +26.31%
1970 2.95B +551M +23.02%
1969 2.4B −91.55M −3.68%
1968 2.49B −111M −4.27%
1967 2.6B +240M +10.17%
1966 2.36B +18.66M +0.8%
1965 2.34B +112M +5.04%
1964 2.23B +254M +12.85%
1963 1.97B +217M +12.37%
1962 1.76B −63.15M −3.47%
1961 1.82B +292M +19.14%
1960 1.53B

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About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.