Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium

Belgium: Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item was 0.8284 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8284
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 73 countries
All-time high
0.9811
in 1995
All-time low
0.8089
in 2017
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9811996: 0.9731997: 0.961998: 0.9611999: 0.9612000: 0.9632001: 0.9622002: 0.9622003: 0.9542004: 0.952005: 0.9412006: 0.9392007: 0.932008: 0.9242009: 0.9282010: 0.9072011: 0.8792012: 0.8572013: 0.8352014: 0.8362015: 0.8412016: 0.8162017: 0.8092018: 0.832019: 0.8372020: 0.828

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium stood at 0.8284.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium peaked at 0.9811 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8089, in 2017.

That places Belgium 65th out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in Belgium, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9811
1996 0.9728 -0.8%
1997 0.9604 -1.3%
1998 0.9611 +0.1%
1999 0.9614 +0.0%
2000 0.963 +0.2%
2001 0.962 -0.1%
2002 0.9615 -0.0%
2003 0.9541 -0.8%
2004 0.9502 -0.4%
2005 0.9411 -1.0%
2006 0.9389 -0.2%
2007 0.9304 -0.9%
2008 0.9236 -0.7%
2009 0.928 +0.5%
2010 0.9066 -2.3%
2011 0.8794 -3.0%
2012 0.8568 -2.6%
2013 0.8346 -2.6%
2014 0.836 +0.2%
2015 0.8412 +0.6%
2016 0.8159 -3.0%
2017 0.8089 -0.9%
2018 0.8301 +2.6%
2019 0.8366 +0.8%
2020 0.8284 -1.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.8284 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.8284 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9674 0.9604 0.9811 5
2000s 0.9453 0.9236 0.963 10
2010s 0.8446 0.8089 0.9066 10
2020s 0.8284 0.8284 0.8284 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 62 Ukraine 0.8989 compare
  2. 63 Spain 0.8943 compare
  3. 64 Korea 0.8852 compare
  4. 66 Japan 0.7314 compare
  5. 67 Uzbekistan 0.7196 compare
  6. 68 Russian Federation 0.6013 compare

See the full ranking of 73 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium?
Excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Belgium was 0.8284 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9811 in 1995.
What is the lowest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8089 in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item?
Belgium ranks 65th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
Is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
73 places, 1,436 data points, 1972–2020
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