Belgium vs Greece

Belgium vs Greece: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 146.6% of GDP in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 38.7 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Belgium.

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% of GDP · IMF

Belgium vs Greece: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 146.6% of GDP in Greece, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 38.7 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumGreeceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Greece has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 9 and Greece ranked 2 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 122.1% of GDP and Greece at 111.1% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBelgiumGreece
2025107.9146.6
2024103.9155.4
2023102.5165.5
2022103.3179.2
2021108.7197.8
2020111.4209.9
201997.7183.7
2018100.1189.6
2017102.5182.6
2016105.5183.7
2015105.6180
2014106.6182.8
2013105180.5
2012104.3164.3
2011102.7175.1
2010100.2147.8
200999.9128.5
200893.2110.9
200787.3104.6
200691.5105.3
200595.1109.9
200497.2105.5
2003101.7104.3
2002105.4107.9
2001108.2110.5
2000109.6108.9
1999115.4102.8
1998119.2100.8
1997124.3102.6
1996129103.7
1995131.3100.4
1994137.199.7
1993138.9101.7
1992134.781.1
1991131.875.7
1990130.374.2
1989126.460.7
1988129.757.9
1987129.253.2
1986124.747.8
1985119.447.3
1984114.640.6
1983110.334.1
198299.629.7
198189.727.1
198076.822.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumGreece
2026109.8136
2027111.6128.7
2028114.1124.1
2029116.4119.9
2030119.3115.3
2031122.1111.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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