Belgium's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) was US$317 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 129.49% from −US$1.07 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$317 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.13 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.07 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$10.02 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$2.72 billion | 2024 |
| Average since 2016 | US$821.4 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$35.25 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Belgium's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$3.04 billion on 2024 (from −US$2.72 billion to US$317 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was −US$122.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$3.85 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$8.89 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$9.39 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Belgium had the 73rd highest value of the 134 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Belgium in the 2025 ranking
- Latvia — 70th of 134: US$351.81 million
- Brunei Darussalam — 71st of 134: US$339.3 million
- Azerbaijan — 72nd of 134: US$333.05 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 74th of 134: US$315.7 million
- Slovenia — 75th of 134: US$314.33 million
- Maldives — 76th of 134: US$313.25 million
What this measures
Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 24 values
| Year | Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 316,998,225 |
| 2024 | -2,721,793,992 |
| 2023 | -2,200,682,128 |
| 2022 | 628,707,538 |
| 2021 | 10,017,264,101 |
| 2020 | 1,127,163,460 |
| 2019 | -34,367,659 |
| 2018 | 859,775,277 |
| 2017 | 1,232,746,048 |
| 2016 | -1,011,795,232 |
Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.35 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$1.4 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$1.68 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$333.05 million (2025)
- Belarus — US$2.35 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$315.7 million (2025)
- Bulgaria — −US$3.56 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$831.66 million (2025)
- Cyprus — US$30.98 million (2025)
- Czechia
More economic policy & debt data for Belgium
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$56.39 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$24.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$725.47 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 642.02 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$539.12 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 531.48 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$60,750 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53,762 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$45,146 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 44,506 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Belgium's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?
- US$317 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 999.25% from −US$35.25 million in 2002. The highest value was US$10.02 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$2.72 billion in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank?
- 73rd highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Belgium?
- In 2025, Belgium's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$3.04 billion on 2024 (from −US$2.72 billion to US$317 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was −US$122.12 million and a typical year strayed about US$3.85 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.RES.INCL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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