Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium
Belgium: Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending was -2.39 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium is -2.39, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium peaked at -0.9667 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -2.39, in 2020.
That places Belgium 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.9667 | — |
| 1996 | -1.01 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | -1.05 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | -1.09 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | -1.14 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | -1.16 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | -1.25 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | -1.21 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | -1.25 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | -1.54 | +23.7% |
| 2005 | -1.27 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | -1.62 | +27.4% |
| 2007 | -1.56 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | -1.6 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | -1.57 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | -1.63 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | -1.61 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | -1.57 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | -1.75 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | -1.76 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -1.71 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -2.02 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | -2.12 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | -2.14 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -2.21 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | -2.39 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.05 | -1.14 | -0.9667 | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.4 | -1.62 | -1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -2.21 | -1.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.39 | -2.39 | -2.39 | 1 |
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- 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 transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium?
- Transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Belgium was -2.39 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9667 in 1995.
- What is the lowest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.39 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending?
- Belgium ranks 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. 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 Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.