Belgium — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1835–2031 · 176 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government expenditure reading for Belgium was 54.2% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 54.1% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.14 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 53.7% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 55.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 55.3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 55 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 54.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 54.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 54.4 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 54.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 54.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 52.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 52.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 54.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 58.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 51.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 52.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 52.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 53.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 53.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 55.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 55.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 56.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.