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Belgium — Combined government deficit

millions of EUR · Annual · 1880–2031 · 132 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

Belgium's combined government deficit reading was −33.38B EUR in 2025. The period change from −27.28B EUR in 2024 was −6.11B EUR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2005–2031

PeriodValue
2031-44.00B EUR
2030-41.94B EUR
2029-39.00B EUR
2028-37.21B EUR
2027-36.70B EUR
15 earlier values
2026-34.10B EUR
2025-33.38B EUR
2024-27.28B EUR
2023-24.68B EUR
2022-19.66B EUR
2021-27.33B EUR
2020-41.74B EUR
2019-9.59B EUR
2018-4.59B EUR
2017-3.55B EUR
2016-10.28B EUR
2015-10.39B EUR
2014-12.96B EUR
2013-12.63B EUR
2012-16.68B EUR

Values before 2012, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.