Belgium vs United States of America: Subnational government investment — Direct investment

Belgium
3.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
3.43 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Belgium rank
25th
United States of America rank
23rd

Subnational government investment — Direct investment over time

  • Belgium
  • United States of America
01234200020122024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.43 Percentage of GDP against 3.19 Percentage of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.24 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 36 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 2.11 Percentage of GDP 3.87 Percentage of GDP 1.76 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2010s 2.54 Percentage of GDP 3.5 Percentage of GDP 0.9557 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2020s 2.91 Percentage of GDP 3.35 Percentage of GDP 0.4361 Percentage of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government investment — direct investment, Belgium or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.43 Percentage of GDP against 3.19 Percentage of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government investment — direct investment between Belgium and United States of America?
0.24 Percentage of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and United States of America rank globally for subnational government investment — direct investment?
Belgium ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Subnational government investment — Direct investment
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,035 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.