IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium

Belgium: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0065 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
99th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0214 units per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 1976
Years of data
66
1960–2025

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1960–2025

00.0050.010.0150.02196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Belgium peaked at 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, in 1976.

That places Belgium 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP —
1961 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP -32.7%
1962 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1963 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1964 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP -25.4%
1965 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP -46.9%
1966 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP +18.4%
1967 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1968 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP +56.9%
1969 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP +8.9%
1970 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP -12.8%
1971 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -82.5%
1972 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP +112.2%
1973 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1974 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP -24.9%
1975 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -33.3%
1976 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -69.5%
1977 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP +141.7%
1978 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP +298.3%
1979 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1980 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP +70.6%
1981 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP +28.2%
1982 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP +15.4%
1983 0.0183 units per US$ of GDP +62.7%
1984 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1985 0.0187 units per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1986 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP -27.8%
1987 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP -16.2%
1988 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP -5.4%
1989 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1990 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP -19.3%
1991 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1992 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP +31.7%
1993 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP +5.5%
1994 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1995 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP -19.0%
1996 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP +0.1%
1997 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP +4.5%
1998 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP -16.9%
1999 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP +55.3%
2000 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP +22.6%
2001 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP -9.9%
2002 0.011 units per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2003 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP -20.3%
2004 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2005 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP +17.2%
2006 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2007 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2008 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP -16.1%
2009 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2010 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2011 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP -21.4%
2012 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP +5.5%
2013 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2014 0.007 units per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2015 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP +27.5%
2016 0.013 units per US$ of GDP +46.7%
2017 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2018 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2019 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2020 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP -9.9%
2021 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2022 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2023 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2024 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2025 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP -10.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1978 +298.3% 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP
1977 +141.7% 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP
1972 +112.2% 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.01 units per US$ of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP 0.013 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 96 Myanmar 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 97 Iceland 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 98 Mauritius 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 100 Cape Verde 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 101 Croatia 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 102 Armenia 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Belgium?
Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Belgium was 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0214 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 1976.
How does Belgium rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.