Belgium vs Bulgaria: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0674 against 0.0505 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0169.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belgium ranks 68th and Bulgaria ranks 66th of 79 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1144 | 0.1173 | 0.0028 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.0835 | 0.0165 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.0772 | 0.071 | 0.0062 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.0505 | 0.0674 | 0.0169 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0674 against 0.0505 in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.0169, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Belgium ranks 68th and Bulgaria ranks 66th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (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.