SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium
Belgium: SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption was 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in 2022. ▼ Falling
SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium, 2010–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t for sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium peaked at 11.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 12th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.67 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | — |
| 2011 | 11.27 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.38 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.69 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.61 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.87 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.05 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 10.3 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 11.15 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | -16.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t, 78% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.33 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t, 82% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.56 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 11.05 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 11.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.27 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 11.15 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 9 Chile 11.83 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
- 10 France 11.33 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
- 11 Czechia 10.93 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
- 13 Malta 9.11 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
- 14 Cyprus 8.98 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.77 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t compare
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 sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium?
- Sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption in Belgium was 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in 2014.
- What is the lowest sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sut taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption expenditure by households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes (subsidies) on products are payable (received) based on the quantity or the value of the goods and services. The main component of taxes on products is the value added tax (VAT). The indicator is for that part of taxes less subsidies on products that relates to household final consumption.For each product, the indicator is calculated as Taxes less subsidies of the product related to final consumption expenditure by households / Total final consumption expenditure by households at purchasers ‘prices of the same product. This indicator is calculated by the OECD from the taxes less subsidies on products matrix and the Use table at purchasers’ prices reported to the OECD by countries in their answers to Supply and Use questionnaire. The dataset corresponds to SNA_TABLE45 dataset in the previous dissemination system. A mapping between the new codes and previous codes is available in SUT_INDICATOR_Codes_mapping Explore the OECD SUT webpage SUT webpage