Belgium vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Belgium
0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Belgium
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 187 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
1980s 0.2271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2010s 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.2374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Belgium or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Belgium, at 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Belgium and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Belgium ranks 27th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current 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.