# Belgium Government Budget Balance

Belgium Government Budget Balance was −5.2% in 2025, down 0.8 percentage points from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2021.
Among the 23 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 4th lowest.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE.BUDGET.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: % of GDP
- Coverage: 2010-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (16 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/government-budget-balance

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | −5.2% |
| 2024 | −4.4% |
| 2023 | −4.1% |
| 2022 | −3.5% |
| 2021 | −5.4% |
| 2020 | −9.0% |
| 2019 | −2.0% |
| 2018 | −1.0% |
| 2017 | −0.8% |
| 2016 | −2.4% |
| 2015 | −2.5% |
| 2014 | −3.2% |
| 2013 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | −4.3% |
| 2011 | −4.4% |
| 2010 | −4.1% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.BUDGET.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE.BUDGET.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```