# Government balance in Belgium

Government balance in Belgium was -5.2% of GDP in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `be`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/belgium
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/government-balance/belgium.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=be

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | -5.2 |
| 2024 | -4.4 |
| 2023 | -4.1 |
| 2022 | -3.5 |
| 2021 | -5.4 |
| 2020 | -9 |
| 2019 | -2 |
| 2018 | -1 |
| 2017 | -0.8 |
| 2016 | -2.4 |
| 2015 | -2.5 |
| 2014 | -3.2 |
| 2013 | -3.2 |
| 2012 | -4.3 |
| 2011 | -4.4 |
| 2010 | -4.1 |
| 2009 | -5.4 |
| 2008 | -1.1 |
| 2007 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | -2.7 |
| 2004 | -0.2 |
| 2003 | -1.9 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | -0.1 |