Belgium vs Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Belgium
64.4%
in 2023
Spain
65.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
18th
Spain rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 65.1% against 64.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 58.1% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 62.9% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 65.3% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 65.1% against 64.4% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Belgium and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belgium ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.