Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 107.9 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -5.2 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $725.1 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -1.9 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +2.3 pp
- ISO code
- BEL
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 107.9 % |
| 2024 | 103.9 % |
| 2023 | 102.5 % |
| 2022 | 103.3 % |
| 2021 | 108.7 % |
| 2020 | 111.4 % |
| 2019 | 97.7 % |
| 2018 | 100.1 % |
| 2017 | 102.5 % |
| 2016 | 105.5 % |
| 2015 | 105.6 % |
| 2014 | 106.6 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.2 % |
| 2024 | -4.4 % |
| 2023 | -4.1 % |
| 2022 | -3.5 % |
| 2021 | -5.4 % |
| 2020 | -9.0 % |
| 2019 | -2.0 % |
| 2018 | -1.0 % |
| 2017 | -0.8 % |
| 2016 | -2.4 % |
| 2015 | -2.5 % |
| 2014 | -3.2 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $725.1 bn |
| 2024 | $670.8 bn |
| 2023 | $651.0 bn |
| 2022 | $591.9 bn |
| 2021 | $598.9 bn |
| 2020 | $529.3 bn |
| 2019 | $536.8 bn |
| 2018 | $542.9 bn |
| 2017 | $500.7 bn |
| 2016 | $474.1 bn |
| 2015 | $461.1 bn |
| 2014 | $538.1 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.9 % |
| 2024 | -0.4 % |
| 2023 | 0.2 % |
| 2022 | -1.9 % |
| 2021 | 1.8 % |
| 2020 | 0.9 % |
| 2019 | 0.1 % |
| 2018 | -0.9 % |
| 2017 | 0.7 % |
| 2016 | 0.6 % |
| 2015 | 1.4 % |
| 2014 | 0.8 % |