General government final consumption expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Belgium stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 401.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Belgium peaked at 6.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1988.
Belgium ranks 107th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -38.3% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | +165.6% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -58.9% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +61.9% |
| 1982 | -0.7% | -121.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -192.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -64.1% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +1198.2% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -55.4% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +105.9% |
| 1988 | -0.7% | -125.8% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -272.2% |
| 1990 | -0.4% | -132.5% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -1042.2% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -58.8% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -111.5% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -905.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -19.9% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +42.3% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -84.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +104.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +158.6% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +61.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -46.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -85.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +76.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +155.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -79.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +462.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -75.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -130.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -472.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +284.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +42.8% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -110.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -2057.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -42.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | -0.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 4.2% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1647 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Belgium?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Belgium was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1988.
- How does Belgium rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 107th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.