Belgium vs Canada: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 169.17 billion against 97.51 billion in Belgium, a difference of 71.66 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 35 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.88 billion | 45.72 billion | 6.84 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 48.24 billion | 63.82 billion | 15.58 billion | Canada |
| 2010s | 66.90 billion | 92.14 billion | 25.24 billion | Canada |
| 2020s | 85.94 billion | 139.22 billion | 53.28 billion | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 169.17 billion against 97.51 billion in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Belgium and Canada?
- 71.66 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for social contributions, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, 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.