{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-government-debt-securities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-debt-securities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-debt-securities-gdp/","title":"Belgium Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP): 89.2 % of GDP in 2025, +2.4pp 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 Government 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":"89.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Government Debt Securities Outstanding (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":108.2},{"period":"2001","value":107.8},{"period":"2002","value":108.6},{"period":"2003","value":102.7},{"period":"2004","value":97.9},{"period":"2005","value":95.3},{"period":"2006","value":86.8},{"period":"2007","value":83.1},{"period":"2008","value":90.2},{"period":"2009","value":95.9},{"period":"2010","value":96},{"period":"2011","value":97.2},{"period":"2012","value":104.8},{"period":"2013","value":101.3},{"period":"2014","value":110.3},{"period":"2015","value":107.6},{"period":"2016","value":109.7},{"period":"2017","value":104},{"period":"2018","value":101.4},{"period":"2019","value":103.8},{"period":"2020","value":119.1},{"period":"2021","value":109},{"period":"2022","value":82.9},{"period":"2023","value":86.3},{"period":"2024","value":86.8},{"period":"2025","value":89.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"89.2","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"86.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"86.3","yoyChange":"+3.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"82.9","yoyChange":"-26.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"109.0","yoyChange":"-10.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"119.1","yoyChange":"+15.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"103.8","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"101.4","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"104.0","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"109.7","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"107.6","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"110.3","yoyChange":"+9.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"101.3","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"104.8","yoyChange":"+7.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"97.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"96.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"95.9","yoyChange":"+5.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"90.2","yoyChange":"+7.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"83.1","yoyChange":"-3.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"86.8","yoyChange":"-8.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government debt securities outstanding (bonds and treasury bills) 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 119.1 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 82.9 in 2022. The latest reading of 89.2 in 2025 represents a change of +2.4pp."}]}