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

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Use of goods and services, 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.

Belgium vs Germany: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's

Belgium

0.223

in 2020

Germany

0.233

in 2020

Belgium rank

75th

Germany rank

73rd

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's over time

Belgium
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.233 against 0.223 in Belgium, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 75th and Germany ranks 73rd of 79 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2174	0.1934	0.0241	Belgium
2000s	0.2011	0.1877	0.0134	Belgium
2010s	0.2163	0.2108	0.0055	Belgium
2020s	0.223	0.233	0.0101	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's, Belgium or Germany?: Germany, at 0.233 against 0.223 in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's between Belgium and Germany?: 0.01, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?: Belgium ranks 75th and Germany ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Use of goods and services, 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Germany: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/use-of-goods-and-services-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to/belgium/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/use-of-goods-and-services-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to/belgium/germany/">Belgium vs Germany: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.