Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Belgium
Belgium: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 334,546 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (general 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 (general government) — value standard local currency in Belgium is 334,546 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency in Belgium peaked at 334,546 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 130,458 million SLC, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 59th of 114 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 (general government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Belgium, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 130,458 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 136,329 million SLC | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 143,511 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 146,363 million SLC | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 160,740 million SLC | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 158,579 million SLC | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 166,784 million SLC | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 178,528 million SLC | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 188,820 million SLC | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 194,547 million SLC | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 206,265 million SLC | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 216,339 million SLC | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 219,062 million SLC | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 221,144 million SLC | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 223,850 million SLC | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 228,452 million SLC | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 231,561 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 241,008 million SLC | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 248,120 million SLC | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 270,703 million SLC | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 277,962 million SLC | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 294,399 million SLC | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 317,594 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 334,546 million SLC | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156,679 million SLC | 130,458 million SLC | 188,820 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 223,035 million SLC | 194,547 million SLC | 248,120 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,041 million SLC | 270,703 million SLC | 334,546 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 56 United Arab Emirates 443,806 million SLC compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 427,148 million SLC compare
- 58 North Macedonia 365,444 million SLC compare
- 60 Morocco 308,288 million SLC compare
- 61 Austria 271,309 million SLC compare
- 62 Switzerland 258,171 million SLC 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)
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency in Belgium?
- Total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency in Belgium was 334,546 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 334,546 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,458 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency?
- Belgium ranks 59th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (general government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 (general 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.