International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Belgium: General Government Debt (IMF)
104.47percent · 2024-1.9% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Belgium from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104.468 | |
| 2023 | 103.121 | |
| 2022 | 102.555 | |
| 2021 | 108.37 | |
| 2020 | 111.098 | |
| 2019 | 97.461 | |
| 2018 | 99.977 | |
| 2017 | 102.4 | |
| 2016 | 105.404 | |
| 2015 | 105.525 | |
| 2014 | 106.524 | |
| 2013 | 105.021 | |
| 2012 | 104.335 | |
| 2011 | 102.735 | |
| 2010 | 100.245 | |
| 2009 | 99.853 | |
| 2008 | 93.16 | |
| 2007 | 87.325 | |
| 2006 | 91.494 | |
| 2005 | 95.142 | |
| 2004 | 97.17 | |
| 2003 | 101.659 | |
| 2002 | 105.437 | |
| 2001 | 108.217 | |
| 2000 | 109.589 | |
| 1999 | 115.362 | |
| 1998 | 119.186 | |
| 1997 | 124.271 | |
| 1996 | 129.004 | |
| 1995 | 131.286 | |
| 1994 | 137.083 | |
| 1993 | 138.925 | |
| 1992 | 134.683 | |
| 1991 | 131.797 | |
| 1990 | 130.307 | |
| 1989 | 126.407 | |
| 1988 | 129.686 | |
| 1987 | 129.227 | |
| 1986 | 124.67 | |
| 1985 | 119.387 | |
| 1984 | 114.612 | |
| 1983 | 110.287 | |
| 1982 | 99.634 | |
| 1981 | 89.686 | |
| 1980 | 76.796 | |
| 1979 | 69.199 | |
| 1978 | 65.154 | |
| 1977 | 61.634 | |
| 1976 | 61.381 | |
| 1975 | 59.52 | |
| 1974 | 61.75 | |
| 1973 | 63.749 | |
| 1972 | 64.935 | |
| 1971 | 63.53 | |
| 1970 | 66.597 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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