Final consumption expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Final consumption expenditure was 76.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Final consumption expenditure in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Belgium stood at 76.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Belgium peaked at 81.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Final consumption expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.0% | — |
| 1971 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 73.7% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 75.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 77.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.8% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 79.1% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 74.7% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.3% | 68.0% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 74.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 71.3% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 76.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- 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)
- 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 final consumption expenditure in Belgium?
- Final consumption expenditure in Belgium was 76.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.