Belgium vs United States: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Belgium
106.05
in 2015
United States
105.15
in 2015
Belgium rank
10th
United States rank
12th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 106.05 against 105.15 in United States, a difference of 0.9.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 13 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39.81 | 12.93 | 26.88 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 47.93 | 7.21 | 40.72 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 48.27 | 4.73 | 43.54 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 45.64 | 3.46 | 42.19 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 121.86 | 21.77 | 100.08 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 81.92 | 38.12 | 43.8 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 132.18 | 87.07 | 45.11 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 66.61 | 67.33 | 0.7238 | United States |
| 1960s | 59.62 | 45.35 | 14.27 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 43.13 | 34.35 | 8.78 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 117.22 | 53.34 | 63.88 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 125.84 | 66.03 | 59.81 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 97.22 | 63.69 | 33.53 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 103.99 | 101.77 | 2.23 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 106.05 against 105.15 in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Belgium and United States?
- 0.9, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2015.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Belgium ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.