Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 12.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
93rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2008
All-time low
11.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 12.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium peaked at 12.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 93rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.2% | — |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
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 12.0% in 2022, 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 12.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Belgium ranks 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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