Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium

Belgium: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.3264 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3264
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.3893
in 1995
All-time low
0.2309
in 2004
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.41995200720201995: 0.3891996: 0.3541997: 0.3511998: 0.3391999: 0.3372000: 0.3352001: 0.3192002: 0.2922003: 0.3162004: 0.2312005: 0.2912006: 0.2792007: 0.3022008: 0.3122009: 0.3282010: 0.3452011: 0.3472012: 0.3232013: 0.3252014: 0.3162015: 0.3162016: 0.3012017: 0.2952018: 0.3162019: 0.3222020: 0.326

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium is 0.3264, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium peaked at 0.3893 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2309, in 2004.

Belgium ranks 65th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Belgium, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.3893
1996 0.3538 -9.1%
1997 0.351 -0.8%
1998 0.3393 -3.3%
1999 0.3373 -0.6%
2000 0.3352 -0.6%
2001 0.3192 -4.8%
2002 0.2917 -8.6%
2003 0.316 +8.3%
2004 0.2309 -26.9%
2005 0.2907 +25.9%
2006 0.2793 -3.9%
2007 0.3024 +8.3%
2008 0.3116 +3.1%
2009 0.3284 +5.4%
2010 0.3455 +5.2%
2011 0.3466 +0.3%
2012 0.3228 -6.9%
2013 0.3249 +0.6%
2014 0.3155 -2.9%
2015 0.3157 +0.1%
2016 0.301 -4.7%
2017 0.2946 -2.1%
2018 0.316 +7.3%
2019 0.3219 +1.9%
2020 0.3264 +1.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.3264 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.3264 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3541 0.3373 0.3893 5
2000s 0.3006 0.2309 0.3352 10
2010s 0.3205 0.2946 0.3466 10
2020s 0.3264 0.3264 0.3264 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 62 Belarus 0.4363 compare
  2. 63 Croatia 0.393 compare
  3. 64 Netherlands 0.3638 compare
  4. 66 Romania 0.3155 compare
  5. 67 Japan 0.3143 compare
  6. 68 Estonia 0.2979 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Belgium was 0.3264 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.3893 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2309 in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Belgium ranks 65th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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