{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-government-interest-expenditure","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-interest-expenditure","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-interest-expenditure/","title":"Belgium Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP): 2.2 % of GDP in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 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":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Government Interest Expenditure (% 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_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"2.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":6.7},{"period":"2001","value":6.6},{"period":"2002","value":5.8},{"period":"2003","value":5.4},{"period":"2004","value":4.9},{"period":"2005","value":4.4},{"period":"2006","value":4.1},{"period":"2007","value":4},{"period":"2008","value":4},{"period":"2009","value":4},{"period":"2010","value":3.6},{"period":"2011","value":3.6},{"period":"2012","value":3.6},{"period":"2013","value":3.4},{"period":"2014","value":3.3},{"period":"2015","value":3},{"period":"2016","value":2.8},{"period":"2017","value":2.4},{"period":"2018","value":2.2},{"period":"2019","value":2},{"period":"2020","value":2},{"period":"2021","value":1.7},{"period":"2022","value":1.6},{"period":"2023","value":1.9},{"period":"2024","value":2.2},{"period":"2025","value":2.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}