Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Belgium Fiscal Balance Over Time (1980–2026)
Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -9.7% | 1992 | -8.4% | 2004 | -0.2% | 2016 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | -16% | 1993 | -7.7% | 2005 | -2.7% | 2017 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | -12.8% | 1994 | -5.3% | 2006 | 0.2% | 2018 | -1% |
| 1983 | -15% | 1995 | -4.5% | 2007 | 0.1% | 2019 | -2% |
| 1984 | -11.2% | 1996 | -4% | 2008 | -1.1% | 2020 | -9% |
| 1985 | -10.4% | 1997 | -2.2% | 2009 | -5.4% | 2021 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | -10.3% | 1998 | -1% | 2010 | -4.1% | 2022 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | -8.1% | 1999 | -0.6% | 2011 | -4.4% | 2023 | -4% |
| 1988 | -7.5% | 2000 | -0.1% | 2012 | -4.3% | 2024 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | -7.8% | 2001 | 0.2% | 2013 | -3.2% | 2025 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | -7% | 2002 | 0% | 2014 | -3.2% | 2026 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | -7.7% | 2003 | -1.9% | 2015 | -2.5% |
Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -8.7B | 1992 | -15.32B | 2004 | -708M | 2016 | -10.42B |
| 1981 | -15.02B | 1993 | -14.44B | 2005 | -8.42B | 2017 | -3.38B |
| 1982 | -12.94B | 1994 | -10.44B | 2006 | 779M | 2018 | -4.82B |
| 1983 | -16.14B | 1995 | -9.49B | 2007 | 229M | 2019 | -9.82B |
| 1984 | -13.01B | 1996 | -8.58B | 2008 | -3.85B | 2020 | -41.9B |
| 1985 | -12.83B | 1997 | -4.82B | 2009 | -18.94B | 2021 | -27.34B |
| 1986 | -13.29B | 1998 | -2.39B | 2010 | -15.01B | 2022 | -20.22B |
| 1987 | -10.94B | 1999 | -1.57B | 2011 | -16.82B | 2023 | -24.14B |
| 1988 | -10.79B | 2000 | -204M | 2012 | -16.87B | 2024 | -27.06B |
| 1989 | -12.19B | 2001 | 615M | 2013 | -12.48B | 2025 | -33.74B |
| 1990 | -11.56B | 2002 | -119M | 2014 | -12.86B | 2026 | -33.78B |
| 1991 | -13.29B | 2003 | -5.24B | 2015 | -10.29B |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -3.9% | 1992 | 2.1% | 2004 | 4.2% | 2016 | 0% |
| 1981 | -8.4% | 1993 | 2.7% | 2005 | 1.3% | 2017 | 1.4% |
| 1982 | -4.2% | 1994 | 3.6% | 2006 | 4% | 2018 | 0.8% |
| 1983 | -6% | 1995 | 3.8% | 2007 | 3.7% | 2019 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | -2.1% | 1996 | 4% | 2008 | 2.4% | 2020 | -7.3% |
| 1985 | -0.8% | 1997 | 5.2% | 2009 | -1.9% | 2021 | -4% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | 1998 | 6% | 2010 | -0.9% | 2022 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | 1999 | 5.8% | 2011 | -1.2% | 2023 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 2% | 2000 | 6.2% | 2012 | -1.1% | 2024 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3% | 2001 | 6.2% | 2013 | -0.1% | 2025 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | 2002 | 5.3% | 2014 | -0.2% | 2026 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | 2003 | 3.1% | 2015 | 0.2% |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -3.52B | 1992 | 3.82B | 2004 | 12.57B | 2016 | 155M |
| 1981 | -7.91B | 1993 | 5.05B | 2005 | 4.11B | 2017 | 6.01B |
| 1982 | -4.26B | 1994 | 7.14B | 2006 | 12.99B | 2018 | 3.86B |
| 1983 | -6.44B | 1995 | 8.09B | 2007 | 12.6B | 2019 | -1.41B |
| 1984 | -2.38B | 1996 | 8.53B | 2008 | 8.55B | 2020 | -33.97B |
| 1985 | -936M | 1997 | 11.56B | 2009 | -6.75B | 2021 | -20.01B |
| 1986 | -359M | 1998 | 13.89B | 2010 | -3.11B | 2022 | -13.01B |
| 1987 | 2.08B | 1999 | 14.13B | 2011 | -4.72B | 2023 | -15.37B |
| 1988 | 2.91B | 2000 | 15.84B | 2012 | -4.33B | 2024 | -17.02B |
| 1989 | 4.63B | 2001 | 16.49B | 2013 | -585M | 2025 | -22.65B |
| 1990 | 6.82B | 2002 | 14.54B | 2014 | -868M | 2026 | -21.71B |
| 1991 | 5.31B | 2003 | 8.68B | 2015 | 817M |