Belgium vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Belgium
12.0%
in 2022
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
12.0%
in 2022
Belgium rank
110th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
113th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12.0% against 12.0% in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
Belgium ranks 110th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 0.1% | Belgium |
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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Belgium, at 12.0% against 12.0% in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belgium ranks 110th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 113th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.