Belgium CBDC Tracker

CBDC Information

CBDC Status

Research

Economic Information

GDP

$671,370,081,636

Population

11,822,592

Inflation Rate

11858610%

Regime Information

Rule Of Law

7.61/10

Freedom Rankings

Cato and Fraser Human Freedom Index:

8.53/10

Freedom House Index:

9.6/10

Reporters Without Borders Freedom Index:

8/10

Belgium is in the research phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) development.

Note: This page is dedicated to the work done by the government in Belgium. However, Belgium is a member of the European Union and Eurozone. If the European Central Bank launches a CBDC (referred to as a digital euro), then this page will be changed to reflect that. Until then, the Eurozone page has notes about the development of the digital euro.

Human Rights and Civil Liberties Concerns

For additional information regarding metrics, the methodology page explains each of the data points and provides their respective sources.

For additional information on concerns regarding violations of human rights and civil liberties, see the following reports by Amnesty International, Financial Tyranny Index, Freedom House, Human Rights Watch, Privacy International, the Tyranny Tracker, and the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on concerns regarding the risks of CBDCs, see the following webpage and report by the Cato Institute: The Risks of CBDCs and Central Bank Digital Currency: Assessing the Risks and Dispelling the Myths.

Belgium - CBDC Tracker