Belgium (2025)
2.2
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Belgium Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 2.2 unchanged
2024 2.2 +0.3pp
2023 1.9 +0.3pp
2022 1.6 -0.1pp
2021 1.7 -0.3pp
2020 2 unchanged
2019 2 -0.2pp
2018 2.2 -0.2pp
2017 2.4 -0.4pp
2016 2.8 -0.2pp
2015 3 -0.3pp
2014 3.3 -0.1pp
2013 3.4 -0.2pp
2012 3.6 unchanged
2011 3.6 unchanged
2010 3.6 -0.4pp
2009 4 unchanged
2008 4 unchanged
2007 4 -0.1pp
2006 4.1 -0.3pp

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 2.2 % of GDP in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 1.6 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2000.

This page tracks general government interest expenditure as a share 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 general government interest expenditure as a share 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 6.7 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.6 in 2022. The latest reading of 2.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.