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%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1