Belgium vs United Kingdom

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in United Kingdom.

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% of GDP · IMF

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 107.9% of GDP in Belgium and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in United Kingdom.
BelgiumUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 9 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 122.1% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBelgiumUnited Kingdom
2025107.9102.1
2024103.999.4
2023102.598.3
2022103.397.1
2021108.7103
2020111.4104.4
201997.784.5
2018100.185.3
2017102.585.9
2016105.587.2
2015105.687.3
2014106.686.4
201310584.8
2012104.384
2011102.781
2010100.275.5
200999.964.6
200893.250.7
200787.343.1
200691.542.1
200595.141
200497.239.8
2003101.736.8
2002105.435.5
2001108.235
2000109.637.7
1999115.440.5
1998119.242
1997124.344.1
199612943.7
1995131.343.7
1994137.140.8
1993138.938
1992134.733.3
1991131.828.5
1990130.328.5
1989126.432.6
1988129.737.1
1987129.239.3
1986124.741.4
1985119.441.4
1984114.642.3
1983110.341.9
198299.643.1
198189.744.9
198076.842.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumUnited Kingdom
2026109.8102
2027111.6102.5
2028114.1102.3
2029116.4101.6
2030119.3100.9
2031122.1100.2

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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