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Country or Region: Belgium › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) › See all Belgium indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2009 Fiscal assumptions: The estimates for 2010 are preliminary estimates by the National Bank of Belgium. IMF staff projections for 2011 and beyond are based on unchanged policies. The 2011 projections, however, include some of the planned measures for the 2011 federal budget still under preparation and the 2011 budgetary targets for the regions and communities, and the social security administration. For local governments, unchanged policies imply the continuation of their electoral cycle. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Noncash (accrual) General government includes: Central Government;State Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds;Other; Valuation of public debt: Nominal valu

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Belgium is EUR 340.896 Billion.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Belgium was EUR 326.26 Billion Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Belgium in 2010 was or will be 4.49% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Belgium was or will be EUR 355.12 Billion, which is 4.17% more than the 2010 figure.