Belgium vs Norway: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 173,660 million USD against 149,575 million USD in Belgium, a difference of 24,085 million USD.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 20th of 173 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,282 million USD | 115,289 million USD | 1,007 million USD | Norway |
| 2010s | 132,229 million USD | 143,253 million USD | 11,024 million USD | Norway |
| 2020s | 139,330 million USD | 162,177 million USD | 22,847 million USD | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 173,660 million USD against 149,575 million USD in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Belgium and Norway?
- 24,085 million USD, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 20th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.