Belgium vs Slovakia: Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Goods and services expense (current LCU) over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.97 billion current LCU against 4.63 billion current LCU in Slovakia, a difference of 2.33 billion current LCU.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times Slovakia's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 112th of 155 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 billion current LCU | 1.35 billion current LCU | 819.17 million current LCU | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.07 billion current LCU | 1.83 billion current LCU | 1.24 billion current LCU | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.34 billion current LCU | 2.88 billion current LCU | 1.45 billion current LCU | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.09 billion current LCU | 3.99 billion current LCU | 2.10 billion current LCU | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Belgium or Slovakia?
- Belgium, at 6.97 billion current LCU against 4.63 billion current LCU in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 2.33 billion current LCU, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 112th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.