Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Belgium
Belgium: Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 22.64 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Subsidies payable, Transactions in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, subsidies payable, transactions in Belgium stood at 22.64 billion.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies payable, transactions in Belgium peaked at 22.98 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.14 billion, in 1999.
That places Belgium 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.14 billion | — |
| 2000 | 4.17 billion | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.36 billion | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.47 billion | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.09 billion | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 5.14 billion | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.97 billion | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 8.32 billion | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 9.72 billion | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 10.81 billion | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 11.28 billion | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 13.31 billion | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 14.56 billion | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 14.95 billion | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.43 billion | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.80 billion | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.06 billion | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16.09 billion | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.37 billion | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.09 billion | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 18.11 billion | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 22.98 billion | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 22.15 billion | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 21.63 billion | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.42 billion | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.05 billion | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 22.64 billion | +2.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 22.64 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.68 billion, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 22.64 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.46 billion, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +35.5% | 5.14 billion | 6.97 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.14 billion | 4.14 billion | 4.14 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.03 billion | 4.17 billion | 11.28 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 billion | 13.31 billion | 18.11 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.31 billion | 21.63 billion | 22.98 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies payable, transactions in Belgium?
- Subsidies payable, transactions in Belgium was 22.64 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.98 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 billion in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for subsidies payable, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subsidies payable, transactions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.