Belgium vs World: Social contributions
Belgium
35.6%
in 2024
World
20.6%
in 2018
Belgium rank
13th
World rank
15th
Social contributions over time
- Belgium
- World
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 35.6% against 20.6% in World, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 112 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, Belgium or World?
- Belgium, at 35.6% against 20.6% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in social contributions between Belgium and World?
- 15.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and World rank globally for social contributions?
- Belgium ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.