Other expense (% of expense) in Belgium
Belgium: Other expense (% of expense) was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Belgium, 1995–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Belgium is 1.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Belgium peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places Belgium 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.1% | — |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +58.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +8.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +58.9% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Belgium?
- Other expense in Belgium was 1.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for other expense?
- Belgium ranks 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.