BE · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Belgium, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
102.6%
Belgium, 2017
▼ 3.0% vs 2016 (105.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 3.0% compared to 2016, reaching 102.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
Belgium ranks 4th 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 1.7% (from 104.4% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
125.9%
EU-27: 81.5%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1