Government debt, quarterly in Belgium
Government debt in Belgium was equal to 110.2% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q3 2021.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Belgium, Q2 2026
110.2%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+0.8percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
4th of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Belgium over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 110.2%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 109.4%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 108.1% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 107.3% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 106.4% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 106.2% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 104.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 104.7% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 105.5% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 105.4% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 102.3% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 104.8% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 103.0% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 104.5% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 103.3% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 105.5% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 107.9% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 108.8% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 108.7% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 111.4% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 112.9% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 115.4% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 111.4% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 110.8% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 112.1% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 102.3% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 97.7% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 101.5% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 102.1% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 103.1% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 100.2% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 103.9% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 104.6% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 105.5% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 102.6% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 106.4% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 105.5% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 106.9% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 109.4% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 102.3%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Belgium has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Government debt
108.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
54.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
44.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
8.0%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
6.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat