Belgium (2025)
18.3
% of GDP
-0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Belgium Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 18.3 -0.4pp
2024 18.7 -0.2pp
2023 18.9 -0.1pp
2022 19 -1.6pp
2021 20.6 +0.6pp
2020 20 +1.1pp
2019 18.9 -1.4pp
2018 20.3 -0.9pp
2017 21.2 -6.9pp
2016 28.1 -0.4pp
2015 28.5 -0.3pp
2014 28.8 +3.2pp
2013 25.6 +1.2pp
2012 24.4 +1pp
2011 23.4 +1.5pp
2010 21.9 +0.7pp
2009 21.2 +1pp
2008 20.2 +0.5pp
2007 19.7 -0.3pp
2006 20 unchanged

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 18.3 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 17.7 in 2003 to 28.8 in 2014.

This page tracks general government loan liabilities (direct borrowing from banks and institutions) 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 loan liabilities (direct borrowing from banks and institutions) 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 28.8 % of GDP in 2014 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.7 in 2003. The latest reading of 18.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp.