Historical gov spending gdp in Belgium
Belgium: Historical gov spending gdp was 54.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
54.49
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
9th
of 151 countries
All-time high
62.19
in 1983
All-time low
4.51
in 1872
Years of data
169
1835–2024
Historical gov spending gdp in Belgium, 1835–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 54.49 for historical gov spending gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical gov spending gdp in Belgium peaked at 62.19 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 1872.
Belgium ranks 9th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical gov spending gdp in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 6.01 | — |
| 1836 | 6.19 | +2.9% |
| 1837 | 6.08 | -1.8% |
| 1838 | 6.83 | +12.5% |
| 1839 | 6.7 | -2.0% |
| 1840 | 9.01 | +34.5% |
| 1841 | 6.17 | -31.5% |
| 1842 | 6.7 | +8.5% |
| 1843 | 6.88 | +2.7% |
| 1844 | 11.29 | +64.2% |
| 1845 | 7.46 | -33.9% |
| 1846 | 6.4 | -14.3% |
| 1847 | 5.87 | -8.3% |
| 1848 | 7.33 | +24.9% |
| 1849 | 6.04 | -17.6% |
| 1850 | 6.34 | +5.0% |
| 1851 | 6.18 | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 6.41 | +3.7% |
| 1853 | 5.77 | -10.0% |
| 1854 | 5.18 | -10.2% |
| 1855 | 5.16 | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 4.91 | -4.8% |
| 1857 | 4.89 | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 5.06 | +3.6% |
| 1859 | 5.33 | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 5.04 | -5.3% |
| 1861 | 5.07 | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 5.4 | +6.5% |
| 1863 | 5.62 | +4.0% |
| 1864 | 5.23 | -6.9% |
| 1865 | 5.23 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 5.21 | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 4.93 | -5.4% |
| 1868 | 4.74 | -3.9% |
| 1869 | 4.7 | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 4.8 | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 5.1 | +6.3% |
| 1872 | 4.51 | -11.6% |
| 1873 | 5.87 | +30.2% |
| 1874 | 5.21 | -11.2% |
| 1875 | 5.61 | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 5.79 | +3.3% |
| 1877 | 7.59 | +31.0% |
| 1878 | 6.98 | -8.1% |
| 1879 | 7.03 | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 6.18 | -12.1% |
| 1881 | 6.32 | +2.3% |
| 1882 | 6.7 | +6.0% |
| 1883 | 7.04 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 8.03 | +14.1% |
| 1885 | 8.33 | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 8.7 | +4.4% |
| 1887 | 8.29 | -4.6% |
| 1888 | 8.26 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 8.17 | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 8.74 | +7.0% |
| 1891 | 8.4 | -3.9% |
| 1892 | 8.68 | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 8.52 | -1.8% |
| 1894 | 8.78 | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 9.22 | +5.0% |
| 1896 | 9.51 | +3.2% |
| 1897 | 10.92 | +14.8% |
| 1898 | 14.38 | +31.7% |
| 1899 | 10.74 | -25.3% |
| 1900 | 9.9 | -7.8% |
| 1901 | 10.43 | +5.4% |
| 1902 | 10.67 | +2.3% |
| 1903 | 10.78 | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 8.54 | -20.7% |
| 1905 | 9.61 | +12.5% |
| 1906 | 10.75 | +11.9% |
| 1907 | 10.42 | -3.1% |
| 1908 | 10.35 | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 11.06 | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 10.78 | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 10.19 | -5.5% |
| 1912 | 10.55 | +3.6% |
| 1913 | 10.79 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 31.47 | +191.5% |
| 1927 | 19.27 | -38.8% |
| 1930 | 19.09 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 22.65 | +18.7% |
| 1934 | 22.45 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 22.69 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 21.21 | -6.5% |
| 1937 | 21.74 | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 22.21 | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 24.3 | +9.4% |
| 1943 | 36.36 | +49.6% |
| 1946 | 33.37 | -8.2% |
| 1947 | 36.17 | +8.4% |
| 1948 | 21.03 | -41.9% |
| 1949 | 19.41 | -7.7% |
| 1950 | 22.85 | +17.7% |
| 1951 | 22.01 | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 23.5 | +6.8% |
| 1953 | 21.82 | -7.1% |
| 1954 | 22.52 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 20.83 | -7.5% |
| 1956 | 19.84 | -4.8% |
| 1957 | 19.6 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 22.28 | +13.7% |
| 1959 | 24.48 | +9.9% |
| 1960 | 23.75 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 22.1 | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 22.47 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 23.1 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 22.51 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 23.44 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 25.13 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 25.49 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 26.67 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 26.5 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 42.66 | +61.0% |
| 1971 | 43.87 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 45.03 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 44.98 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 44.52 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 50.19 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 50.42 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 52.17 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 52.76 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 54.82 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 54.89 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 61.54 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 59.62 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 62.19 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 59.09 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 58.38 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 57.59 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 55.77 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 53.86 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 52.32 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 52.31 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.52 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 53.79 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 54.89 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.59 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 52.1 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 52.42 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 51.16 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 50.36 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.12 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.08 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 49.11 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.77 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.04 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.35 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.08 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 48.6 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 48.32 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 49.9 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 53.83 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 52.94 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 55.03 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 56.24 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 55.9 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 55.42 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.88 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 53.38 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.25 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 52.45 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.75 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.45 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 54.94 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 52.26 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 53.3 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 54.49 | +2.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 54.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.31, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 54.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.41, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical gov spending gdp in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | +191.5% | 10.79 | 31.47 |
| 1844 | +64.2% | 6.88 | 11.29 |
| 1970 | +61.0% | 26.5 | 42.66 |
| 1943 | +49.6% | 24.3 | 36.36 |
| 1948 | -41.9% | 36.17 | 21.03 |
| 1927 | -38.8% | 31.47 | 19.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 6.36 | 6.01 | 6.83 | 5 |
| 1840s | 7.31 | 5.87 | 11.29 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5.52 | 4.89 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.12 | 4.7 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.85 | 4.51 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.6 | 6.18 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.79 | 8.4 | 14.38 | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.25 | 8.54 | 11.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.58 | 10.19 | 10.79 | 4 |
| 1920s | 25.37 | 19.27 | 31.47 | 2 |
| 1930s | 22.04 | 19.09 | 24.3 | 8 |
| 1940s | 29.27 | 19.41 | 36.36 | 5 |
| 1950s | 21.97 | 19.6 | 24.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.12 | 22.1 | 26.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.14 | 42.66 | 54.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.53 | 52.32 | 62.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.33 | 50.12 | 54.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.11 | 48.32 | 53.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.92 | 51.75 | 56.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.69 | 52.26 | 58.45 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical gov spending gdp in Belgium?
- Historical gov spending gdp in Belgium was 54.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 62.19 in 1983.
- What is the lowest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 1872.
- How does Belgium rank for historical gov spending gdp?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is historical gov spending gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Historical gov spending gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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