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Belgium: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)
-5.94percent · 2031-10.0% since 2021
Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMFs Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Belgium from 1990 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -5.944 | projection |
| 2030 | -5.817 | projection |
| 2029 | -5.541 | projection |
| 2028 | -5.498 | projection |
| 2027 | -5.365 | projection |
| 2026 | -5.264 | |
| 2025 | -5.174 | |
| 2024 | -4.364 | |
| 2023 | -4.107 | |
| 2022 | -3.54 | |
| 2021 | -5.402 | |
| 2020 | -9.035 | |
| 2019 | -2.048 | |
| 2018 | -1.048 | |
| 2017 | -0.763 | |
| 2016 | -2.431 | |
| 2015 | -2.475 | |
| 2014 | -3.175 | |
| 2013 | -3.164 | |
| 2012 | -4.348 | |
| 2011 | -4.441 | |
| 2010 | -4.133 | |
| 2009 | -5.448 | |
| 2008 | -1.095 | |
| 2007 | 0.067 | |
| 2006 | 0.24 | |
| 2005 | -2.715 | |
| 2004 | -0.239 | |
| 2003 | -1.864 | |
| 2002 | -0.044 | |
| 2001 | 0.233 | |
| 2000 | -0.079 | |
| 1999 | -0.648 | |
| 1998 | -1.025 | |
| 1997 | -2.151 | |
| 1996 | -4.003 | |
| 1995 | -4.508 | |
| 1994 | -5.288 | |
| 1993 | -7.708 | |
| 1992 | -8.42 | |
| 1991 | -7.672 | |
| 1990 | -6.993 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF) in other countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
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- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
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- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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