Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium
Belgium: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 2.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium is 2.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium peaked at 4.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.6% | — |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Belgium was 2.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release