Belgium (2025)
-5.2
% of GDP
-0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Belgium Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -5.2 -0.8pp
2024 -4.4 -0.3pp
2023 -4.1 -0.6pp
2022 -3.5 +1.9pp
2021 -5.4 +3.6pp
2020 -9 -7pp
2019 -2 -1pp
2018 -1 -0.2pp
2017 -0.8 +1.6pp
2016 -2.4 +0.1pp
2015 -2.5 +0.7pp
2014 -3.2 unchanged
2013 -3.2 +1.1pp
2012 -4.3 +0.1pp
2011 -4.4 -0.3pp
2010 -4.1 +1.3pp
2009 -5.4 -4.3pp
2008 -1.1 -1.2pp
2007 0.1 -0.1pp
2006 0.2 +2.9pp

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded -5.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.8pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -9 in 2020 to 0.2 in 2001.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Belgium from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Belgium from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at 0.2 % of GDP in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of -9 in 2020. The latest reading of -5.2 in 2025 represents a change of -0.8pp.