{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-government-loan-liabilities-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-loan-liabilities-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-government-loan-liabilities-gdp/","title":"Belgium Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP): 18.3 % of GDP in 2025, -0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (NASA_10_F_BS), 2000–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NASA_10_F_BS/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"18.3","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Government Loan Liabilities (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":19.1},{"period":"2001","value":19.3},{"period":"2002","value":19.9},{"period":"2003","value":17.7},{"period":"2004","value":19.5},{"period":"2005","value":20},{"period":"2006","value":20},{"period":"2007","value":19.7},{"period":"2008","value":20.2},{"period":"2009","value":21.2},{"period":"2010","value":21.9},{"period":"2011","value":23.4},{"period":"2012","value":24.4},{"period":"2013","value":25.6},{"period":"2014","value":28.8},{"period":"2015","value":28.5},{"period":"2016","value":28.1},{"period":"2017","value":21.2},{"period":"2018","value":20.3},{"period":"2019","value":18.9},{"period":"2020","value":20},{"period":"2021","value":20.6},{"period":"2022","value":19},{"period":"2023","value":18.9},{"period":"2024","value":18.7},{"period":"2025","value":18.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"18.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"19.0","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"21.2","yoyChange":"-6.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"28.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"28.8","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"21.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"21.2","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"19.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"20.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}