Belgium vs France: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.8886 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
161st
France rank
163rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8886 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0142 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 161st and France ranks 163rd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9701 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2407 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0613 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8128 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 0.834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8588 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 0.8175 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8247 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 0.9038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.913 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8886 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Belgium and France?
- 0.0142 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 161st and France ranks 163rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.