Belgium vs Ireland: R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value

Belgium
67.37 million SLC
in 2023
Ireland
28.01 million SLC
in 2023
Belgium rank
38th
Ireland rank
41st

R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 67.37 million SLC against 28.01 million SLC in Ireland, a difference of 39.36 million SLC.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.4 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 41st of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 7.9 million SLC 9.96 million SLC 2.06 million SLC Ireland
2010s 29.26 million SLC 16.14 million SLC 13.12 million SLC Belgium
2020s 55.21 million SLC 25.54 million SLC 29.67 million SLC Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value, Belgium or Ireland?
Belgium, at 67.37 million SLC against 28.01 million SLC in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value between Belgium and Ireland?
39.36 million SLC, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for r&d environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value?
Belgium ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 41st of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
R&D Environmental Protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
108 places, 1,630 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.