Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Belgium
Belgium: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate was 26,984 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Belgium stood at 26,984 National currency. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Belgium peaked at 26,984 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,496 National currency, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,496 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 7,972 National currency | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 8,212 National currency | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 8,591 National currency | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 9,059 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 9,508 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 10,093 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 11,586 National currency | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 11,901 National currency | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12,146 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12,488 National currency | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 12,915 National currency | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12,938 National currency | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,859 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 14,862 National currency | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 15,096 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15,944 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 16,506 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 16,427 National currency | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17,042 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 16,936 National currency | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17,516 National currency | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 17,941 National currency | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19,119 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 19,732 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19,946 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 21,422 National currency | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 24,011 National currency | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 25,440 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 26,984 National currency | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,266 National currency | 7,496 National currency | 9,059 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,230 National currency | 9,508 National currency | 14,862 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,226 National currency | 15,096 National currency | 19,732 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,561 National currency | 19,946 National currency | 26,984 National currency | 5 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 43,273 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6304 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 38,295 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8892 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Belgium?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate in Belgium was 26,984 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26,984 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,496 National currency in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org