Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Belgium
Belgium: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 172,454 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Belgium is 172,454 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Belgium peaked at 172,454 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75,489 million SLC, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78,778 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 75,489 million SLC | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 79,246 million SLC | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 80,464 million SLC | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92,603 million SLC | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 87,813 million SLC | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 93,643 million SLC | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 100,414 million SLC | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 101,940 million SLC | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 107,042 million SLC | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 115,716 million SLC | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 121,786 million SLC | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 121,559 million SLC | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 122,997 million SLC | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 114,993 million SLC | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 118,054 million SLC | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 118,937 million SLC | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 122,879 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 126,942 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 112,705 million SLC | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 146,365 million SLC | +29.9% |
| 2022 | 152,407 million SLC | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 166,718 million SLC | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 172,454 million SLC | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87,821 million SLC | 75,489 million SLC | 101,940 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 119,090 million SLC | 107,042 million SLC | 126,942 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,130 million SLC | 112,705 million SLC | 172,454 million SLC | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 31,687 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9057 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 55,021 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 48,692 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Belgium?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Belgium was 172,454 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 172,454 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,489 million SLC in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.