Belgium vs Spain: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 331.17 billion against 164.82 billion in Belgium, a difference of 166.35 billion.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.0 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.94 billion | 83.98 billion | 33.04 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | 66.78 billion | 129.00 billion | 62.22 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 102.20 billion | 203.68 billion | 101.48 billion | Spain |
| 2020s | 145.08 billion | 287.82 billion | 142.74 billion | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 331.17 billion against 164.82 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Belgium and Spain?
- 166.35 billion, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th 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.