Belgium vs Switzerland: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 290,164 million USD against 257,223 million USD in Switzerland, a difference of 32,941 million USD.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 114 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203,743 million USD | 182,641 million USD | 21,102 million USD | Belgium |
| 2010s | 247,248 million USD | 220,969 million USD | 26,278 million USD | Belgium |
| 2020s | 275,470 million USD | 261,208 million USD | 14,263 million USD | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 290,164 million USD against 257,223 million USD in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 32,941 million USD, 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 us$, 2015 prices?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 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.