Subsidies and other transfers in Belgium
Belgium: Subsidies and other transfers was 133.51 billion current LCU in 2024. β² Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Belgium, 1995β2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Belgium is 133.51 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Belgium peaked at 133.51 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.75 billion current LCU, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 78th of 153 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.49 billion current LCU | 42.75 billion current LCU | 48.15 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.18 billion current LCU | 49.47 billion current LCU | 81.95 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.34 billion current LCU | 85.50 billion current LCU | 98.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.87 billion current LCU | 112.47 billion current LCU | 133.51 billion current LCU | 5 |
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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 23.0% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 186.64 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.9% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 38.97 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Belgium?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Belgium was 133.51 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 133.51 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.75 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Belgium ranks 78th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.