Belgium vs Chile: Social spending as share of GDP
Belgium
0.6%
in 2021
Chile
0.6%
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
Chile rank
16th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Chile ranks 16th of 42 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Belgium or Chile?
- Belgium, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Chile as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Belgium and Chile?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Chile ranks 16th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.