Belgium (2025)
54.2
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Belgium Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 54.2 +0.1pp
2024 54.1 +1.3pp
2023 52.8 +0.3pp
2022 52.5 -2.4pp
2021 54.9 -3.6pp
2020 58.5 +6.7pp
2019 51.8 -0.7pp
2018 52.5 +0.2pp
2017 52.3 -1.1pp
2016 53.4 -0.5pp
2015 53.9 -1.5pp
2014 55.4 -0.5pp
2013 55.9 -0.3pp
2012 56.2 +1.2pp
2011 55 +1.1pp
2010 53.9 -0.6pp
2009 54.5 +3.7pp
2008 50.8 +2.2pp
2007 48.6 -0.2pp
2006 48.8 -3.1pp

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 54.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 48.6 in 2007 to 58.5 in 2020.

This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Belgium from 2000 to present. 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 58.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 48.6 in 2007. The latest reading of 54.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp.