Belgium vs Switzerland: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 334,546 million SLC against 258,171 million SLC in Switzerland, a difference of 76,375 million SLC.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 62nd of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,679 million SLC | 170,205 million SLC | 13,526 million SLC | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 223,035 million SLC | 214,057 million SLC | 8,978 million SLC | Belgium |
| 2020s | 290,164 million SLC | 255,626 million SLC | 34,538 million SLC | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 334,546 million SLC against 258,171 million SLC in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 76,375 million SLC, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency?
- Belgium ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 62nd of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general 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.