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Public finance · Belgium

Government debt, deficits, revenue and what governments spend on.

Latest BE
Government gross debt % of GDP109.82026
Government net lending / borrowing % of GDP-5.32026
Government revenue % of GDP49.42026
Government expenditure % of GDP54.72026
Health spending % of GDP8.02024
Education spending % of GDP6.32024
Social protection spending % of GDP20.42024
Defence spending % of GDP1.32024

Debt and balance

Government gross debt

% of GDP
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (DataMapper)

Government net lending / borrowing

% of GDP
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (DataMapper)

Size of government

Government revenue

% of GDP
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (DataMapper)

Government expenditure

% of GDP
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (DataMapper)

Spending by function (COFOG)

Health spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Education spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Social protection spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Defence spending

% of GDP
Source: Eurostat, CC BY 4.0

Not available for Belgium: Municipal levies per inhabitant, Property tax (OZB) per inhabitant.

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