Belgium vs Romania: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 265.90 billion against 164.82 billion in Belgium, a difference of 101.08 billion.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Romania ranks 19th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.94 billion | 5.89 billion | 45.05 billion | Belgium |
| 2000s | 66.78 billion | 30.47 billion | 36.31 billion | Belgium |
| 2010s | 102.20 billion | 87.61 billion | 14.58 billion | Belgium |
| 2020s | 145.08 billion | 198.34 billion | 53.25 billion | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Belgium or Romania?
- Romania, at 265.90 billion against 164.82 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Belgium and Romania?
- 101.08 billion, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Romania ranks 19th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.