Expense in Belgium
Belgium: Expense was 39.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Expense in Belgium, 1995–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, expense in Belgium stood at 39.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Belgium peaked at 45.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 20th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 43.8% | 45.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.3% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 39.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.7% | 43.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.14 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 60.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 68.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.13 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.96 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 54,441 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 59,500 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 650.12 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Belgium?
- Expense in Belgium was 39.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.