Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 52.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 52.3% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium peaked at 57.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2007.
That places Belgium 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.1% | — |
| 1971 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 56.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 54.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.3% | 51.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 54.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 52.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 51.9% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 49.9% | 52.3% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Belgium was 52.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2007.
- How does Belgium rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.