Belgium — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2031 · 127 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Belgium was −5.2% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −4.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.8 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −3.78% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2006–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -5.78 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -5.66 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -5.41 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -5.32 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -5.39 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -5.16 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -5.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -4.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2006, are on the chart — hover to read them.