Belgium vs Netherlands: Expense
Belgium
39.7%
in 2022
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
20th
Netherlands rank
18th
Expense over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.0% against 39.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 41.9% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 38.6% | 3.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.5% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 40.0% against 39.7% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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.