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Where things stand

as of 3 Nov 2026Skip to the news ↓

Politicscentre-right
Stabilitytense
Economymixed

Governed by Bart De Wever (New Flemish Alliance, also known as N-VA; People's Union, also known as VU), Prime Minister of Belgium since 2025-02-03

Belgium is governed by a centre-right coalition under Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) since February 2025. Political stability is strained by corruption investigations into former Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, a former railway chief, and the European People's Party at EU level.

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Economically, growth improved to 0.3% in Q3 2026 (Eurostat), but inflation rose to 4.5% in September 2026 (Eurostat) and government debt stood at 110.2% of GDP in Q2 2026 (Eurostat). Unemployment fell to 6.0% in September 2026 (Eurostat), while consumer confidence dropped to -20.9 in October 2026 (Eurostat) and 10-year bond yields rose to 4.12% in September 2026 (Eurostat).

Politics: N-VA-led government under PM Bart De Wever since 2025-02-03
Stability: Corruption probes into former PM Verhofstadt, railway chief and EPP
Economy: Growth 0.3% Q3 2026, inflation 4.5% Sep 2026, debt 110.2% Q2 2026

On record

Head of government: Bart De Wever (New Flemish Alliance, also known as N-VA; People's Union, also known as VU), Prime Minister of Belgium since 2025-02-03
Head of state: Philippe of Belgium, King of the Belgians since 2013-07-21

Key figures

GDP growth vs previous quarter0.3% (Q3 2026)
0.1% in Q2 2026 · 0.3% in Q3 2025
Inflation · HICP, annual rate4.5% (Sep 2026)rising
3.3% in Jun 2026
Unemployment rate6.0% (Sep 2026)falling
6.3% in Jun 2026
Economic sentiment · 100 = long-term average89.0 (Oct 2026)stable
88.8 in Jul 2026 · 95.6 in Oct 2025
Consumer confidence · balance-20.9 (Oct 2026)falling
-16.0 in Jul 2026 · -12.9 in Oct 2025
10-year government bond yield4.12% (Sep 2026)rising
3.51% in Jun 2026
10-year spread over German Bunds0.65 pp (Sep 2026)stable
0.55 pp in Jun 2026
Government debt110.2% of GDP (Q2 2026)stable
109.4% of GDP in Q1 2026 · 106.4% of GDP in Q2 2025

Trends

Corruption investigations into political and state institutionssince 2026-10
Inflation and borrowing costs rising amid high debtsince 2026-06

✦AI-writtencontext, rewritten weekly from major stories and official data (Eurostat, Wikidata)

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