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Reserves in months of imports — Belgium

Reserves in months of imports in Belgium in 2025 — 1.01 months. Ranked 82 in the world out of 87. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 23.5%.

2025 1.01 months +27.23% vs 2024
World rank 82of 87
Period maximum 1.01 months2025
Period minimum 0.36 months2008

Trend over time

2002–2025 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Belgium, 2002–20250.20.40.60.811.22002200520082011201420172020202320252002: 0.82 months2003: 0.72 months2004: 0.57 months2005: 0.44 months2006: 0.44 months2007: 0.44 months2008: 0.36 months2009: 0.69 months2010: 0.72 months2011: 0.68 months2012: 0.77 months2013: 0.65 months2014: 0.6 months2015: 0.7 months2016: 0.65 months2017: 0.66 months2018: 0.61 months2019: 0.68 months2020: 0.86 months2021: 0.86 months2022: 0.79 months2023: 0.78 months2024: 0.79 months2025: 1.01 months
Change over the period: +0.19 (+23.46%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Belgium 1.01 months
World 8.89 months
Europe & Central Asia 6.56 months
Western Europe computed 4.27 months
Reserves in months of imports — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2025 1.01 +0.22 +27.23%
2024 0.79 +0.01 +1.42%
2023 0.78 −0.01 −1.16%
2022 0.79 −0.07 −8.12%
2021 0.86 +0 +0.26%
2020 0.86 +0.18 +25.86%
2019 0.68 +0.07 +10.82%
2018 0.61 −0.05 −7.38%
2017 0.66 +0.02 +2.82%
2016 0.65 −0.05 −7.69%
2015 0.7 +0.1 +16.13%
2014 0.6 −0.05 −7.95%
2013 0.65 −0.11 −14.79%
2012 0.77 +0.09 +12.78%
2011 0.68 −0.04 −4.9%
2010 0.72 +0.02 +3.17%
2009 0.69 +0.33 +90.75%
2008 0.36 −0.08 −17.58%
2007 0.44 +0 +0.63%
2006 0.44 +0 +0.54%
2005 0.44 −0.14 −24.03%
2004 0.57 −0.14 −20.03%
2003 0.72 −0.1 −12.01%
2002 0.82 — —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CH Switzerland 13.2 FR France 3.45 DE Germany 3.11 AT Austria 1.8 BE Belgium 1.01 LU Luxembourg 0.06
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About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

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

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