Belgium Government Debt: % of GDP
1980 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Belgium Government Debt: % of GDP
- Belgium Government debt accounted for 106.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2022, compared with the ratio of 108.3 % in the previous quarter.
- Belgium government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1980 to Sep 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 138.7 % in Sep 1993 and a record low of 76.1 % in Dec 1980.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The National Bank of Belgium provides Government Debt in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR, based on ESA 2010. Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q4 1998 is based on ESA 1995.
Related information about Belgium Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Belgium National Government Debt reached 562.5 USD bn in Sep 2022.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 144.2 USD bn in Dec 2022.
View Belgium's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 1980 to Sep 2022 in the chart:
What was Belgium's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2022?
Belgium Government debt accounted for 106.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2022, compared with the ratio of 108.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106.3 Sep 2022 | 108.3 Jun 2022 | 76.1 Dec 1980 | 138.7 Sep 1993 | % | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2022 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 62.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| Algeria (%) | 62.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Argentina (%) | 75.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2022 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2022 |
| Australia (%) | 47.7 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Austria (%) | 81.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.4 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| Bahrain (%) | 84.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2022 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 20.6 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Belarus (%) | 36.7 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 106.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 24.4 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Botswana (%) | 17.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Brazil (%) | 72.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 23.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 35.2 2021 | yearly | 2013 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | 71.3 2022 | yearly | 1962 - 2022 |
| Chile (%) | 37.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| China (%) | 21.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2022 |
| Colombia (%) | 61.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 9.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 86.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 45.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 30.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Ecuador (%) | 63.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 85.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 73.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2022 |
| France (%) | 113.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 39.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Germany (%) | 66.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | 80.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Greece (%) | 175.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 47.6 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Hungary (%) | 70.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 68.7 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| India (%) | 55.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2022 |
| Iran (%) | 8.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 49.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Israel (%) | 67.1 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 144.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 225.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 88.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 21.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Kenya (%) | 66.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
| South Korea (%) | 48.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| Kosovo (%) | 20.7 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 3.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 50.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2022 |
| Latvia (%) | 40.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 37.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 24.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2022 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 51.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 60.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 53.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 73.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Mexico (%) | 51.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | 34.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2022 |
| Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 71.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 68.9 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 51.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| New Zealand (%) | 35.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Nigeria (%) | 20.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| Norway (%) | 42.5 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Oman (%) | 61.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Pakistan (%) | 69.1 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 75.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| Panama (%) | 62.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Paraguay (%) | 33.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2022 |
| Peru (%) | 34.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 50.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 113.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 47.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2022 |
| Russia (%) | 13.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 23.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2022 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2022 |
| Singapore (%) | 167.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2022 |
| Slovakia (%) | 58.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
| Slovenia (%) | 72.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 71.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 115.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 111.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2022 |
| Sweden (%) | 32.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
| Switzerland (%) | 25.1 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Taiwan (%) | 30.1 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 39.2 2020 | yearly | 1999 - 2020 |
| Thailand (%) | 53.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2022 |
| Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Turkey (%) | 34.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2022 |
| Ukraine (%) | 43.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2021 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.369 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -770.1 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2023 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 48,787.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 3.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,860,200.566 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 22,407,058.938 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 42,268,767.940 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 48,258.0 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2023 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -0.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 17,138,725.087 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 28,503,550.260 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 2,086.538 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2,005.446 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2022 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 632.545 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,551.602 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Trade Balance: National Concept (EUR mn) | -418.100 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Imports: National Concept (EUR mn) | 33,181.500 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Exports: National Concept (EUR mn) | 32,763.400 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 62.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2022 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,314.410 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 306,304.181 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jan 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 705,444.262 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jan 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 1.8 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jan 2023 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 10,900.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.875 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.2 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 13,300.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 1,440,687.219 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jan 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.4 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jan 2023 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 746,210.7 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 8.9 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2022 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 7.300 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 18.900 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 319.471 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2022 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 1,112.702 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Jun 2022 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 329,354.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 740,082.975 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2022 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.68 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Sep 2022 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 71.68 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Monetary Agg in Euro Area: BC: M3 excl Currency in Circulation (EUR bn) | 691.500 Jan 2023 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jan 2023 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 39,114.000 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Jan 2023 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold (EUR mn) | 8,489.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Feb 2019 |
| Gross International Reserves (USD bn) | 41.200 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Gross International Reserves: Gold (USD bn) | 13.300 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2022 |
| Consumer Credit: Outstanding Amount (EUR mn) | 27,481.000 Jun 2022 | semiannually | Jun 1980 - Jun 2022 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding Amounts (OA) (EUR mn) | 900,980.000 Jan 2023 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2023 |
| Non Performing Loans: Individuals: Outstanding Overdue Credits (EUR th) | 2,131,525.003 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2023 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -15.1 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2023 |
| Business Survey: sa: Construction: Carcasses: Trend: Activity (% Point) | 2.100 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2023 |
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