Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium
Belgium: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.0392 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium stood at 0.0392.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium peaked at 0.083 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0368, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 39th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.083 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0818 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0829 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0803 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0783 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0784 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.075 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0741 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0788 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0768 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0763 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0756 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0777 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0758 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0774 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0775 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.076 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0726 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0728 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0723 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.069 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.037 | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0368 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0392 | +4.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0392 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0392 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -46.4% | 0.069 | 0.037 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0813 | 0.0783 | 0.083 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0766 | 0.0741 | 0.0788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0589 | 0.0368 | 0.0775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 | 0.0392 | 0.0392 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Belgium was 0.0392 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.083 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Belgium ranks 39th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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 Social contributions, 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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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.