Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 7,489 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Belgium is 7,489 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 7,489 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,225 current international $, in 2000.
That places Belgium 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,031 current international $ | 2,225 current international $ | 4,011 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,026 current international $ | 4,170 current international $ | 6,176 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,039 current international $ | 6,442 current international $ | 7,489 current international $ | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 71,691 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 19.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 67,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 71,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 67,993 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 21.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 7,489 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7,489 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,225 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.