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Belgium: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

-2.73percent · 2031+31.1% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Belgium from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.725projection
2030-2.825projection
2029-2.756projection
2028-3.044projection
2027-3.128projection
2026-3.219
2025-3.399
2024-2.734
2023-2.641
2022-2.244
2021-3.954
2020-7.325
2019-0.295
20180.841
20171.355
20160.036
20150.196
2014-0.214
2013-0.148
2012-1.116
2011-1.245
2010-0.857
2009-1.941
20082.431
20073.666
20063.996
20051.325
20044.235
20033.086
20025.321
20016.239
20006.179
19995.832
19985.969
19975.158
19963.982
19953.844
19943.615
19932.697
19922.097
19913.066
19904.125

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). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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