Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Belgium
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Belgium is 25.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 15.
Belgium compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Belgium is similar to that of Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Aruba, Iceland, Djibouti, France, Burundi, Suriname, Bosnia and Herzegovina with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5, 25.1, 24.9, 24.2, 23.3, 23.3 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.Last 10 years averageBelgium had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 23.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Belgium during the Great RecessionBelgium's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 10.2% during the Great RecessionBelgium since the end of the Great RecessionBelgium's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 2.06% since the end of the Great Recession
Belgium compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Belgium is similar to that of Namibia, South Sudan, Finland, Aruba, Iceland, Djibouti, France, Burundi, Suriname, Bosnia and Herzegovina with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 27.5, 26.4, 25.7, 25.6, 25.5, 25.1, 24.9, 24.2, 23.3, 23.3 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.Last 10 years averageBelgium had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 23.6 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Belgium during the Great RecessionBelgium's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 10.2% during the Great RecessionBelgium since the end of the Great RecessionBelgium's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 2.06% since the end of the Great Recession
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| 1991 | 20.6 |
| 1992 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 21.2 |
| 1994 | 21.2 |
| 1995 | 21.4 |
| 1996 | 21.8 |
| 1997 | 21.3 |
| 1998 | 21.2 |
| 1999 | 21.4 |
| 2000 | 21.3 |
| 2001 | 21.7 |
| 2002 | 22.5 |
| 2003 | 22.9 |
| 2004 | 22.5 |
| 2005 | 22.7 |
| 2006 | 22.4 |
| 2007 | 22.2 |
| 2008 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 24.7 |
| 2010 | 24.3 |
| 2011 | 24.4 |
| 2012 | 25.0 |
| 2013 | 25.2 |
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| Namibia | 10 | 27.5 |
| South Sudan | 11 | 26.4 |
| Finland | 12 | 25.7 |
| Aruba | 13 | 25.6 |
| Iceland | 14 | 25.5 |
| Belgium | 15 | 25.2 |
| Djibouti | 16 | 25.1 |
| France | 17 | 24.9 |
| Burundi | 18 | 24.2 |
| Suriname | 19 | 23.3 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | 23.3 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators