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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Belgium 2016

Public debt went up in Belgium

In 2016 Belgium public debt was 451,620 million euros499,753 million dollars, has increased 13,11513,186 million since 2015.

This amount means that the debt in 2016 reached 105% of Belgium GDP, a 0.2 percentage point fall from 2015, when it was 105.2% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Belgium debt. It has risen since 2006 in global debt terms, when it was 297,495 million euros 373,554 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 91.5%.

According to the last data point published, Belgium per capita debt in 2016 was 39,784 euros44,024 dollars per inhabitant. In 2015 it was 38,768 euros 43,017 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,016 euros1,007 dollars, and if we again check 2006 we can see that then the debt per person was 28,107 euros35,292 dollars .

The position of Belgium, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2016 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 176 in the list of debt to GDP and 186 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Belgium. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Belgium in economy of Belgium.

Belgium: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2016Q4451,620105.00%€39,784
2016Q3459,229107.70%€40,600
2016Q2459,413108.60%€40,616
2016Q1454,151108.40%€40,151
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Belgium: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2016451,620499,753105.00%€39,784$44,024
2015438,505486,567105.20%€38,768$43,017
2014431,384573,235107.00%€38,389$51,012
2013414,432550,423105.50%€37,066$49,229
2012404,752520,350104.80%€36,340$46,719
2011389,107541,525103.50%€35,131$48,892
2010364,132483,130100.30%€33,101$43,918
2009347,224483,776100.20%€32,032$44,629
2008327,683481,88993.20%€30,473$44,814
2007300,064411,28087.30%€28,130$38,557
2006297,495373,55491.50%€28,107$35,292
2005294,975367,17895.10%€28,062$34,931
2004288,419358,60297.20%€27,611$34,330
2003285,867323,281101.70%€27,497$31,095
2002288,111272,238105.40%€27,821$26,288
2001286,056256,201108.20%€27,746$24,850
2000280,960259,613109.60%€27,375$25,295
1999279,531298,213115.40%€27,300$29,125
1998277,255308,544119.20%€27,145$30,209
1997275,572314,433124.30%€27,037$30,850
1996278,080360,298129.00%€27,343$35,427
1995288,069378,501131.30%€28,401$37,316
1994270,660327,111137.08%€26,717$32,289
1993260,273303,860138.93%€25,768$30,083
1992244,994308,065134.68%€24,333$30,597
1991228,310270,671131.80%€22,781$27,008
1990215,467260,809130.31%€21,575$26,115
1989197,118202,020126.41%€19,815$20,308
1988186,502205,030129.69%€18,786$20,653
1987173,694187,912129.23%€17,588$19,028
1986161,076145,942124.67%€16,328$14,794
1985147,368100,844119.39%€14,948$10,229
1984133,02093,107114.61%€13,494$9,445
1983118,47693,785110.29%€12,024$9,518
1982101,02889,62999.63%€10,248$9,092
198184,04191,69989.69%€8,528$9,305
198068,63794,82776.80%€6,959$9,614
Belgium: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Belgium: Evolution of debt in millions