Belgium vs New Zealand: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency

Belgium
172,454 million SLC
in 2024
New Zealand
158,834 million SLC
in 2024
Belgium rank
91st
New Zealand rank
93rd

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time

  • Belgium
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 172,454 million SLC against 158,834 million SLC in New Zealand, a difference of 13,620 million SLC.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 93rd of 174 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 88,951 million SLC 61,884 million SLC 27,067 million SLC Belgium
2010s 119,090 million SLC 84,987 million SLC 34,104 million SLC Belgium
2020s 150,130 million SLC 140,020 million SLC 10,110 million SLC Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Belgium or New Zealand?
Belgium, at 172,454 million SLC against 158,834 million SLC in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Belgium and New Zealand?
13,620 million SLC, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
Belgium ranks 91st and New Zealand ranks 93rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — 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
Total Expenditure (central government) — 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
189 places, 3,863 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.