Belgium vs Germany: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.0835 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Germany
0.0842 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
167th
Germany rank
165th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0842 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0835 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 167th and Germany ranks 165th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0729 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1242 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.1019 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1013 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.0849 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0923 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0862 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0879 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0873 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.0842 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0835 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 167th and Germany ranks 165th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.