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 Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Belgium

54,847 current LCU per person

in 2025

Netherlands

57,893 current LCU per person

in 2025

Belgium rank

119th

Netherlands rank

118th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 57,893 current LCU per person against 54,847 current LCU per person in Belgium, a difference of 3,046 current LCU per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Belgium ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,904 current LCU per person	7,884 current LCU per person	1,980 current LCU per person	Netherlands
1980s	12,403 current LCU per person	13,838 current LCU per person	1,435 current LCU per person	Netherlands
1990s	19,675 current LCU per person	19,975 current LCU per person	299.98 current LCU per person	Netherlands
2000s	27,990 current LCU per person	31,220 current LCU per person	3,230 current LCU per person	Netherlands
2010s	36,919 current LCU per person	37,707 current LCU per person	788.84 current LCU per person	Netherlands
2020s	48,381 current LCU per person	50,895 current LCU per person	2,514 current LCU per person	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 57,893 current LCU per person against 54,847 current LCU per person in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?: 3,046 current LCU per person, 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 gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Belgium ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 8,574 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.