Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed in Belgium
Belgium: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed was 19,266 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed in Belgium is 19,266 National currency, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed in Belgium peaked at 19,266 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,454 National currency, in 1996.
Belgium ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed in Belgium, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,671 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 4,454 National currency | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4,731 National currency | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 4,789 National currency | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5,695 National currency | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 6,098 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5,606 National currency | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 5,642 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5,890 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5,976 National currency | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6,402 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 6,212 National currency | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6,818 National currency | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 7,175 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 7,850 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 8,141 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,974 National currency | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 9,595 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 9,174 National currency | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 10,308 National currency | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 10,357 National currency | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10,450 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,884 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 12,249 National currency | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 12,638 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 12,755 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,018 National currency | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 15,340 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 17,253 National currency | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 19,266 National currency | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,868 National currency | 4,454 National currency | 5,695 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,367 National currency | 5,606 National currency | 7,850 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,277 National currency | 8,141 National currency | 12,638 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,726 National currency | 12,755 National currency | 19,266 National currency | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed in Belgium?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed in Belgium was 19,266 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19,266 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,454 National currency in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed capital formation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org