Belgium vs Türkiye

Belgium vs Türkiye: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 84.2 percentage points, or 4.56 times that in Türkiye.

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% of GDP · IMF

Belgium vs Türkiye: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 84.2 percentage points, or 4.56 times that in Türkiye.
BelgiumTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 9 and Türkiye ranked 138 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 122.1% of GDP and Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBelgiumTürkiye
2025107.923.7
2024103.923.6
2023102.528.3
2022103.329.4
2021108.738.9
2020111.438.3
201997.731.2
2018100.128.8
2017102.526.9
2016105.527
2015105.626.5
2014106.627.4
201310529.6
2012104.330.8
2011102.734.8
2010100.238.6
200999.942.4
200893.237
200787.337.1
200691.544.2
200595.150.2
200497.257.1
2003101.763.6
2002105.471.2
2001108.275.6
2000109.651.2
1999115.4–
1998119.2–
1997124.3–
1996129–
1995131.3–
1994137.1–
1993138.9–
1992134.7–
1991131.8–
1990130.3–
1989126.4–
1988129.7–
1987129.2–
1986124.7–
1985119.4–
1984114.6–
1983110.3–
198299.6–
198189.7–
198076.8–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumTürkiye
2026109.822.5
2027111.622.6
2028114.123.2
2029116.424.1
2030119.325.1
2031122.125.4

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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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