Other expense in Belgium
Belgium: Other expense was 2.85 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, other expense in Belgium stood at 2.85 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Belgium peaked at 2.85 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 791.40 million current LCU, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 102nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 945.54 million current LCU | 876.00 million current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 965.47 million current LCU | 791.40 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 1.02 billion current LCU | 1.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 billion current LCU | 2.01 billion current LCU | 2.85 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 23.0% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.9% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 23.9% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 4.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 3.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.2% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Belgium?
- Other expense in Belgium was 2.85 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 791.40 million current LCU in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for other expense?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.