Austria vs Belgium: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 77,342 National currency against 55,840 National currency in Austria, a difference of 21,502 National currency.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 21st of 29 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,164 National currency | 25,905 National currency | 3,741 National currency | Belgium |
| 2000s | 27,529 National currency | 35,965 National currency | 8,435 National currency | Belgium |
| 2010s | 36,730 National currency | 52,153 National currency | 15,423 National currency | Belgium |
| 2020s | 48,148 National currency | 68,514 National currency | 20,367 National currency | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 77,342 National currency against 55,840 National currency in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Austria and Belgium?
- 21,502 National currency, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Austria ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 21st of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org