Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium is 5.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium peaked at 6.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1995.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -45.3% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6677 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 40,564 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,593 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Belgium was 5.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.