Belgium vs France: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -12.87 billion against -15.32 billion in France, a difference of 2.45 billion.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and France ranks 28th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 billion | 38.58 billion | 34.41 billion | France |
| 2000s | 2.85 billion | 18.88 billion | 16.03 billion | France |
| 2010s | -693.73 million | 3.59 billion | 4.28 billion | France |
| 2020s | -12.21 billion | -42.84 billion | 30.63 billion | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at -12.87 billion against -15.32 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Belgium and France?
- 2.45 billion, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 27th and France ranks 28th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.