Standard local currency units per USD — Euro in Belgium
Belgium: Standard local currency units per USD — Euro was 0.885 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Standard local currency units per USD — Euro in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for standard local currency units per usd — euro in Belgium is 0.885, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, standard local currency units per usd — euro in Belgium peaked at 1.47 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6799, in 2008.
That places Belgium 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Standard local currency units per USD — Euro in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.24 | — |
| 1971 | 1.22 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9662 | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9656 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9117 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.957 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8885 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7807 | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7268 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7249 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9204 | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 1.13 | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 1.43 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.47 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | -24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9255 | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9115 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9768 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8284 | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8465 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.797 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8576 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8294 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7308 | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7675 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8868 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8998 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9383 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.884 | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8039 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8038 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7964 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7297 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6799 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.717 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7543 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7184 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7783 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7529 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7527 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9013 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9034 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8852 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8468 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8933 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8755 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8455 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9496 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9248 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9239 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.885 | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.885 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.885, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.885 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.885, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9743 | 0.7268 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.7249 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8382 | 0.7308 | 0.9383 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8672 | 0.6799 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 | 0.7184 | 0.9034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9007 | 0.8455 | 0.9496 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Andorra 0.8871 compare
- 1 Montenegro 0.8871 compare
- 3 Åland Islands 0.885 compare
- 3 Austria 0.885 compare
- 3 Croatia 0.885 compare
- 3 Cyprus 0.885 compare
- 3 Estonia 0.885 compare
- 3 Finland 0.885 compare
- 3 France 0.885 compare
- 3 French Guiana 0.885 compare
- 3 French Southern Territories 0.885 compare
- 3 Germany 0.885 compare
- 3 Greece 0.885 compare
- 3 Guadeloupe 0.885 compare
- 3 Holy See 0.885 compare
- 3 Ireland 0.885 compare
- 3 Italy 0.885 compare
- 3 Latvia 0.885 compare
- 3 Lithuania 0.885 compare
- 3 Luxembourg 0.885 compare
- 3 Malta 0.885 compare
- 3 Martinique 0.885 compare
- 3 Mayotte 0.885 compare
- 3 Monaco 0.885 compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.885 compare
- 3 Portugal 0.885 compare
- 3 Réunion 0.885 compare
- 3 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.885 compare
- 3 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.885 compare
- 3 San Marino 0.885 compare
- 3 Slovakia 0.885 compare
- 3 Slovenia 0.885 compare
- 3 Spain 0.885 compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is standard local currency units per usd — euro in Belgium?
- Standard local currency units per usd — euro in Belgium was 0.885 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest standard local currency units per usd — euro recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 1985.
- What is the lowest standard local currency units per usd — euro recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6799 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for standard local currency units per usd — euro?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is standard local currency units per usd — euro rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Standard local currency units per USD — Euro. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exchange rates represent the nominal value of a national currency expressed in terms of the value of another currency. The nominal value of a national currency in a specific month or year is defined as Local Currency Units (LCU). Standard Local Currency Units (SLC) are the values of an old national currency expressed in terms of the most recent national currency against the US dollar. Annual exchange rates data are expressed as SLC and LCU against the US dollar. Monthly exchange rates data are expressed as LCU against the US dollar.