Belgium External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Belgium External Debt: % of GDP

• Belgium External Debt accounted for 231.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 237.3 % in the previous year.
• Belgium External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2007 to Dec 2023.
• The data reached an all-time high of 331.8 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of 231.5 % in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The National Bank of Belgium provides External Debt in EUR based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in EUR. External Debt prior to 2008 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Belgium External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Belgium, Current Account recorded a deficit of 192.8 USD mn in Mar 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Belgium Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.4 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• The country's External Debt reached 1,567,110.3 in Jun 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 153.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Belgium's External Debt: % of GDP from 2007 to 2023 in the chart:

What was Belgium's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?

Belgium External Debt accounted for 231.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 237.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
231.5 2023	237.3 2022	231.5 2023	331.8 2008	%	yearly	2007 - 2023

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