Belgium vs North America: Revenue, excluding grants

Belgium
37.9%
in 2024
North America
18.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
24th
North America rank
26th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Belgium
  • North America
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 37.9% against 18.0% in North America, a difference of 19.9%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.1 times North America's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 24th and North America ranks 26th of 157 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium North America Difference Ahead
1990s 42.2% 19.4% 22.7% Belgium
2000s 40.8% 18.0% 22.8% Belgium
2010s 40.3% 17.9% 22.4% Belgium
2020s 37.4% 18.4% 19.0% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Belgium or North America?
Belgium, at 37.9% against 18.0% in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Belgium and North America?
19.9%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and North America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Belgium and North America rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Belgium ranks 24th and North America ranks 26th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.