Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 906,768 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Belgium 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 962,219 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 950,312 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 906,768 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 926,512 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 999,153 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 906,768 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 55 Nepal 2.41 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 2.24 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 57 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 59 Sweden 1.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 60 Somalia 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 61 Kenya 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Belgium was 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 906,768 current LCU per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.