Belgium vs Germany: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Belgium
0.0464
in 2025
Germany
0.0718
in 2025
Belgium rank
113th
Germany rank
110th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0718 against 0.0464 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0254.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 113th and Germany ranks 110th of 116 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1083 | 0.2 | 0.0917 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.0417 | 0.0803 | 0.0385 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0582 | 0.017 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.049 | 0.0706 | 0.0216 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.0718 against 0.0464 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0254, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Belgium ranks 113th and Germany ranks 110th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.