Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold fell 13.1% to USD 22.4 bil in Belgium in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Belgium reached an all time high of USD 28.6 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.336 bil in 1960. When compared to Belgium's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in France amounted to USD 78.4 bil, USD 96.8 bil in Germany, USD 2.60 bil in Luxembourg and USD 27.8 bil in Netherlands in 2024.
Belgium has been ranked 52nd within the group of 125 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excluding Gold (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | USD bil | 11.7 | 9.91 | 13.4 | 17.6 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | 17.5 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 28.6 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD bil | 68.2 | 63.6 | 68.8 | 78.3 | 92.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 66.1 | 69.7 | 76.1 | 102 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 59.2 | 59.2 | 64.0 | 99.2 | 98.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD bil | 51.3 | 55.3 | 61.6 | 84.0 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | USD bil | 0.847 | 0.945 | 0.981 | 2.79 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD bil | 13.2 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 27.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD bil | 112 | 117 | 140 | 153 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 59.0 | 60.9 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 76.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 160 | 158 | 161 | 176 | 158 |
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