Belgium vs Singapore: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Belgium
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 183,996 million SLC against 172,454 million SLC in Belgium, a difference of 11,542 million SLC.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 89th of 174 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,821 million SLC | 35,438 million SLC | 52,383 million SLC | Belgium |
| 2010s | 119,090 million SLC | 64,198 million SLC | 54,893 million SLC | Belgium |
| 2020s | 150,130 million SLC | 142,288 million SLC | 7,842 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 183,996 million SLC against 172,454 million SLC in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Belgium and Singapore?
- 11,542 million SLC, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Singapore?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Singapore rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Belgium ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 89th 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
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.