Belgium vs Japan: Deficit, Percent of own spending
Deficit, Percent of own spending over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports -0.8041 against -1.25 in Japan, a difference of 0.4459.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 64th and Japan ranks 66th of 66 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1691 | -0.6451 | 0.476 | Belgium |
| 2000s | -0.1052 | -0.7859 | 0.6807 | Belgium |
| 2010s | -0.2178 | -0.8984 | 0.6806 | Belgium |
| 2020s | -0.8041 | -1.25 | 0.4438 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Belgium or Japan?
- Belgium, at -0.8041 against -1.25 in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.4459, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
- Belgium ranks 64th and Japan ranks 66th of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.