How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Belgium

0.177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Netherlands

0.1815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Belgium rank

36th

Netherlands rank

33rd

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.1815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8979 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1422 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1980s	0.6435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
1990s	0.3305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2000s	0.2804 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Belgium
2010s	0.2143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0123 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands
2020s	0.1953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.1815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.0045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?: Belgium ranks 36th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 8,610 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.