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Belgium: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1870–2025 · 150 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2025
24.5%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.5 pointsfrom 25.0%
Average, 2016–2025
24.9%10 years
Record high and low
31.6% (1985)low 4.15% (1873)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202524.5
202425.0
202324.4
202224.7
202125.0
202023.6
201924.5
201826.4
201725.6
201625.0

Sources

  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • Andersson1870–2024
  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • Mitchell1924–1993
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1995–2024
  • World Development Indicators1995–2024
  • Eurostat1995–2025

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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