{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-economy-debt-securities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-economy-debt-securities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-economy-debt-securities-gdp/","title":"Belgium Total Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Total Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP): 113.5 % of GDP in 2025, -0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (NASA_10_F_BS), 2000–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Total Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NASA_10_F_BS/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"113.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Total Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":179.2},{"period":"2001","value":186.6},{"period":"2002","value":173},{"period":"2003","value":163.2},{"period":"2004","value":160.6},{"period":"2005","value":158.4},{"period":"2006","value":148.6},{"period":"2007","value":154.3},{"period":"2008","value":171},{"period":"2009","value":188.3},{"period":"2010","value":182.3},{"period":"2011","value":184.7},{"period":"2012","value":180.3},{"period":"2013","value":164.3},{"period":"2014","value":159.9},{"period":"2015","value":153},{"period":"2016","value":152.2},{"period":"2017","value":147.8},{"period":"2018","value":142.5},{"period":"2019","value":136.9},{"period":"2020","value":153.6},{"period":"2021","value":142.3},{"period":"2022","value":114.7},{"period":"2023","value":115},{"period":"2024","value":113.9},{"period":"2025","value":113.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"113.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"113.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"115.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"114.7","yoyChange":"-27.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"142.3","yoyChange":"-11.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"153.6","yoyChange":"+16.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"136.9","yoyChange":"-5.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"142.5","yoyChange":"-5.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"147.8","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"152.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"153.0","yoyChange":"-6.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"159.9","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"164.3","yoyChange":"-16.0pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"180.3","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"184.7","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"182.3","yoyChange":"-6.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"188.3","yoyChange":"+17.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"171.0","yoyChange":"+16.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"154.3","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"148.6","yoyChange":"-9.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total economy-wide debt securities outstanding (bonds and notes) as a share of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 188.3 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 113.5 in 2025. The latest reading of 113.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp."}]}