General government budget balance in Belgium, 2025

General government budget balance in 2025: Annual value — −5.2566 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2025 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −5.2566 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2025 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2025

  • Value: −5.2566 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2024: −0.8944 % of GDP (−20.5 %)
  • Position in history: below the 46-year average (average — −4.9556 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 0.2397 % of GDP in 2006 (19 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −16.028 % of GDP in 1981 (44 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2025
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2016−2.4309
2017−0.7632
2018−1.0483
2019−2.0479
2020−9.0347
2021−5.402
2022−3.6017
2023−4.0067
2024−4.3622
2025−5.2566

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Complete series for Belgium — on the General government budget balance page.

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