Real effective exchange rate index in Belgium
Belgium: Real effective exchange rate index was 105.42 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Real effective exchange rate index in Belgium, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 105.42 2010 = 100 for real effective exchange rate index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Belgium peaked at 118.07 2010 = 100 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 92.93 2010 = 100, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.07 2010 = 100 | 118.07 2010 = 100 | 118.07 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 99.77 2010 = 100 | 94.03 2010 = 100 | 112.91 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.09 2010 = 100 | 96.92 2010 = 100 | 107.88 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.32 2010 = 100 | 92.93 2010 = 100 | 104.09 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.13 2010 = 100 | 94.49 2010 = 100 | 101.23 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.53 2010 = 100 | 101.04 2010 = 100 | 105.42 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Belgium
- Net migration 31,989 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 762.57 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 66.8% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 180.33 billion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 68.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Belgium?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Belgium was 105.42 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 118.07 2010 = 100 in 1979.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.93 2010 = 100 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.