Belgium vs Netherlands: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Belgium
0.0464
in 2025
Netherlands
0.0458
in 2025
Belgium rank
113th
Netherlands rank
114th
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0464 against 0.0458 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 113th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1083 | 100.35 | 100.24 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0417 | 0.0401 | 0.0017 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0361 | 0.0052 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.049 | 0.0408 | 0.0082 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign reserves, months import cover, goods, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.0464 against 0.0458 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign reserves, months import cover, goods between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0006, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Belgium ranks 113th and Netherlands ranks 114th 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.