Belgium: Reserves

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 Belgium

Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD

 Latest value 40.81
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 17.45
 Min - Max 1.53 - 41.87
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 40.81 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 41.27 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 107.34 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Belgium from 1960 to 2023 is 17.45 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.53 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 41.87 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Belgium - Reserves - Recent values chart

Historical series
Belgium - Reserves - historical chart - 1960-2023




The reserves of Belgium and other countries include their holdings of foreign currencies and gold. These are the reserves of the central bank and the treasury of the country, not the private sector.

When countries export products or attract investment from other countries, they receive foreign currencies. They use some of these currencies to buy imports and to invest in other countries. The rest is held in reserves and some of the reserves may be converted to gold.
Definition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Current account, in dollars -6.21 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -0.93 2023 percent
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 Remittances, percent of GDP 2.29 2023 percent
 Remittances 14,478.05 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -2,414.02 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 38.21 9/2024 billion
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