Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 64.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium stood at 64.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium peaked at 65.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2005.
That places Belgium 18th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.2% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 59.6% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.2% | 65.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium was 64.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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