Belgium vs Lower middle income: Expense
Belgium
39.7%
in 2022
Lower middle income
15.7%
in 2018
Belgium rank
20th
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Expense over time
- Belgium
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 39.7% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 17.5% | 24.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belgium or Lower middle income?
- Belgium, at 39.7% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 24.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Lower middle income rank globally for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.