Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 5,070 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Belgium, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Belgium stood at 5,070 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Belgium peaked at 5,070 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 191.9 current LCU per person, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 122nd of 197 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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 191.9 current LCU per person | — |
| 1971 | 219.15 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 243.07 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 306.72 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 424.08 current LCU per person | +38.3% |
| 1975 | 502.96 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 634.73 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 697.36 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 762.74 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 810.39 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 857.54 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 919.59 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1,009 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 1,062 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1,110 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1,169 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1,192 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,339 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 1,440 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1,622 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 1,668 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,708 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,810 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 1,891 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 2,040 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 2,047 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,172 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 2,307 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,402 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2,555 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2,707 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2,676 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,777 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,827 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,068 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 3,169 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,330 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3,485 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3,526 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,396 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,526 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3,573 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,662 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,720 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3,749 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,813 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,024 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 4,170 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,300 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4,383 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,965 current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 4,630 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 4,762 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4,801 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4,933 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 5,070 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5,070 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,931 current LCU per person, 85% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5,070 current LCU per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,091 current LCU per person, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +38.3% | 306.72 current LCU per person | 424.08 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 479.31 current LCU per person | 191.9 current LCU per person | 810.39 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,172 current LCU per person | 857.54 current LCU per person | 1,622 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,060 current LCU per person | 1,668 current LCU per person | 2,555 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,096 current LCU per person | 2,676 current LCU per person | 3,526 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,892 current LCU per person | 3,526 current LCU per person | 4,383 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,694 current LCU per person | 3,965 current LCU per person | 5,070 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,121 current LCU per person compare
- 120 Germany 5,091 current LCU per person compare
- 121 Zimbabwe 5,083 current LCU per person compare
- 123 Dominica 4,915 current LCU per person compare
- 124 Bahamas 4,866 current LCU per person compare
- 125 Canada 4,863 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Belgium?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Belgium was 5,070 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5,070 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 191.9 current LCU per person in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Belgium ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.