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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1960–2025
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 395.67 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 1,200 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.