What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Belgium and Sweden?

1.13 Percentage of GDP, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sweden: Subnational government revenue

Belgium

49.69 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Sweden

48.56 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Belgium rank

6th

Sweden rank

8th

Subnational government revenue over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 49.69 Percentage of GDP against 48.56 Percentage of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 1.13 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49.26 Percentage of GDP	53.26 Percentage of GDP	4 Percentage of GDP	Sweden
2010s	51.22 Percentage of GDP	50.62 Percentage of GDP	0.597 Percentage of GDP	Belgium
2020s	49.26 Percentage of GDP	49.63 Percentage of GDP	0.3705 Percentage of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government revenue, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 49.69 Percentage of GDP against 48.56 Percentage of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Belgium and Sweden?: 1.13 Percentage of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for subnational government revenue?: Belgium ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.