Belgium vs North America: Expense
Belgium
39.7%
in 2022
North America
24.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
20th
North America rank
19th
Expense over time
- Belgium
- North America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 39.7% against 24.0% in North America, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 20th and North America ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 19.5% | 25.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 20.7% | 21.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 22.8% | 19.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 28.7% | 12.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belgium or North America?
- Belgium, at 39.7% against 24.0% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Belgium and North America?
- 15.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and North America rank globally for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th and North America ranks 19th 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.