Interest payable, Transactions in Belgium

Belgium: Interest payable, Transactions was 14.28 billion in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
14.28 billion
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.37 billion
in 2001
All-time low
8.58 billion
in 2021
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Interest payable, Transactions in Belgium, 1999–2025

05.0B10.0B15.0B1999201220251999: 16.8B2000: 17.2B2001: 17.4B2002: 16.0B2003: 15.2B2004: 14.4B2005: 13.7B2006: 13.5B2007: 13.8B2008: 14.2B2009: 13.7B2010: 13.2B2011: 13.6B2012: 13.8B2013: 13.2B2014: 13.3B2015: 12.4B2016: 11.9B2017: 10.7B2018: 10.0B2019: 9.6B2020: 9.1B2021: 8.6B2022: 8.8B2023: 11.7B2024: 13.5B2025: 14.3B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payable, transactions in Belgium is 14.28 billion, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Belgium peaked at 17.37 billion in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.58 billion, in 2021.

That places Belgium 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.81 billion 16.81 billion 16.81 billion 1
2000s 14.91 billion 13.47 billion 17.37 billion 10
2010s 12.18 billion 9.63 billion 13.81 billion 10
2020s 10.99 billion 8.58 billion 14.28 billion 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 17 Spain 40.31 billion compare
  2. 18 Sweden 40.28 billion compare
  3. 19 Denmark 24.67 billion compare
  4. 21 Netherlands 8.39 billion compare
  5. 22 Austria 8.27 billion compare
  6. 23 Greece 8.22 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More public sector data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is interest payable, transactions in Belgium?
Interest payable, transactions in Belgium was 14.28 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 17.37 billion in 2001.
What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 8.58 billion in 2021.
How does Belgium rank for interest payable, transactions?
Belgium ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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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.