{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Belgium Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Government Debt (% of GDP): 107.9 % of GDP in 2025, +4pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","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 Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/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":"107.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":109.7},{"period":"2001","value":108.5},{"period":"2002","value":105.6},{"period":"2003","value":101.8},{"period":"2004","value":97.2},{"period":"2005","value":95.2},{"period":"2006","value":91.5},{"period":"2007","value":87.5},{"period":"2008","value":93.2},{"period":"2009","value":99.9},{"period":"2010","value":100.3},{"period":"2011","value":102.8},{"period":"2012","value":104.4},{"period":"2013","value":105.1},{"period":"2014","value":106.6},{"period":"2015","value":105.7},{"period":"2016","value":105.8},{"period":"2017","value":102.6},{"period":"2018","value":100.2},{"period":"2019","value":97.7},{"period":"2020","value":111.4},{"period":"2021","value":108.7},{"period":"2022","value":103.3},{"period":"2023","value":102.5},{"period":"2024","value":103.9},{"period":"2025","value":107.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"107.9","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"103.9","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"102.5","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"103.3","yoyChange":"-5.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"108.7","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"111.4","yoyChange":"+13.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"97.7","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"100.2","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"102.6","yoyChange":"-3.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"105.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"105.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"106.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"105.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"104.4","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"102.8","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"100.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"99.9","yoyChange":"+6.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"93.2","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"87.5","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"91.5","yoyChange":"-3.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Belgium from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. 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 111.4 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 87.5 in 2007. The latest reading of 107.9 in 2025 represents a change of +4pp."}]}