Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.0464 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belgium, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belgium is 0.0464, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belgium peaked at 0.1475 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0208, in 2008.
That places Belgium 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1475 | — |
| 1993 | 0.1014 | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1109 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1085 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1083 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1064 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1148 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0585 | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.065 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0617 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0378 | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.027 | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 0.026 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0459 | +120.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0432 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0412 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0375 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0416 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0425 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0505 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0561 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0484 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0452 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0464 | +2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0464 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 19% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0464 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +120.8% | 0.0208 | 0.0459 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1083 | 0.0688 | 0.1475 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0417 | 0.0208 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0375 | 0.0444 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 | 0.0452 | 0.0561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belgium?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Belgium was 0.0464 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1475 in 1992.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Belgium ranks 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.