Belgium · official public-finance data
Belgium public debt (live)
The latest official debt figure, a transparent live estimate and the European context needed to interpret both.
- Debt-to-GDP
- 109.1%
- EU position
- #4 of 27
- Official period
- 2026 Q1
+€24.54bn since the official anchor, extrapolated from the two latest quarters.
01 — The snapshot
Read the debt position in four signals.
The total shows the scale. The ratio makes countries comparable. The quarterly movement shows direction. The rank adds European context.
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About Belgium’s public debt
This page shows Belgium’s public debt as a live estimate. The counter is based on the two most recent official Eurostat reference points and extends the average change forward to today.
Above, you can immediately see the current amount, the change since the previous quarter, and the debt-to-GDP ratio.
02 — What moved
The latest official quarter changed the debt stock.
Belgium’s gross government debt moved from €692.46bn to €706.58bn between the two latest Eurostat observations.
A rising debt total does not automatically mean the debt burden rose at the same rate. GDP can grow or shrink at the same time — which is why the ratio deserves equal prominence.
03 — European context
How Belgium compares inside the EU.
Selected EU countries, not a full ranking. The 60% line is the Treaty reference value, not a pass-or-fail test for debt sustainability.
04 — Trust the number
Official where possible. Modelled where necessary.
Anchor
Eurostat provides the official quarterly debt stock.
Measure
The change between the latest two quarters becomes a per-second pace.
Extend
The live number extends that pace beyond the latest official date.
The live counter is an estimate, not a new official observation and not a forecast.
- Official Eurostat debt periods
- 2025 Q4 → 2026 Q1
- Quarter-end dates
- 2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31
