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Belgium - Government Debt 104.47

IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked

Latest value

104.47 (2024)

Global rank

##81 of 88 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 1970

1.57×

Ranking Race — Government Debt

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#79195019651980199520102024#23#812018 overtook Spain2020 overtook Yemen, Rep.
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Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. Belgium climbed from #23 to #81 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Belgium ↓

Key Events — Belgium

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Yemen, Rep. in global rank auto

Government Debt, 1970-2024

IMF Global Debt Database · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1970198520002015202459.5285.99112.46138.93
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