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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Belgium 2017

Belgium national debt goes up

In 2017 Belgium public debt was 454,066 million euros512,740 million dollars, has increased 2,42512,987 million since 2016.

This amount means that the debt in 2017 reached 102% of Belgium GDP, a 3 percentage point fall from 2016, when it was 105% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Belgium debt. It has risen since 2007 in global debt terms, when it was 300,064 million euros 411,280 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 87.3%.

According to the last data point published, Belgium per capita debt in 2017 was 39,835 euros44,983 dollars per inhabitant. In 2016 it was 39,786 euros 44,024 dollars, afterwards rising by 49 euros959 dollars, and if we again check 2007 we can see that then the debt per person was 28,130 euros38,557 dollars .

The position of Belgium, as compared with the rest of the world, has remained in 2017 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
2017Q4454,066102.00%€39,835
2017Q3466,800105.70%€41,122
2017Q2460,124104.80%€40,533
2017Q1462,315106.20%€40,726
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Belgium: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2017454,066512,740102.00%€39,835$44,983
2016451,641499,753105.00%€39,786$44,024
2015438,519486,567105.20%€38,769$43,017
2014431,386573,235107.00%€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