Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 20th out of 195 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 | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.76 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 68,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Belgium was 10.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).