BE · 2008 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Belgium, 2008

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
93.2%
Belgium, 2008
▲ 6.5% vs 2007 (87.5%)
Analysis

In 2008, Belgium's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 6.5% compared to 2007, reaching 93.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 65.1%.

Belgium ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.4% (from 101.8% in 2003).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
143.2%
EU-27: 65.1%
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