Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Belgium
Belgium: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 0.775 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Belgium, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Belgium is 0.775, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Belgium peaked at 0.8572 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3636, in 2008.
That places Belgium 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8156 | — |
| 2003 | 0.7177 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.574 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4361 | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4384 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4412 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3636 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6936 | +90.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7156 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6805 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7675 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.654 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.602 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6991 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6453 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6635 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6145 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.681 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8572 | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8524 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.774 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7642 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.775 | +1.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.775 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 26% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.775 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.98, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) 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 | +90.8% | 0.3636 | 0.6936 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 | 0.3636 | 0.8156 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6723 | 0.602 | 0.7675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8046 | 0.7642 | 0.8572 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Belgium?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Belgium was 0.775 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8572 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3636 in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Belgium ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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