Belgium vs Portugal: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2722 against 0.2232 in Belgium, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th of 60 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1605 | 0.3312 | 0.1707 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1604 | 0.2939 | 0.1335 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1799 | 0.2928 | 0.1128 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2232 | 0.2722 | 0.049 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2722 against 0.2232 in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.049, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Belgium ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social protection, 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.