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Belgium — Government consumption

millions of EUR · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

In Belgium, the government consumption reading was 153.78B EUR in 2025, compared with 147.16B EUR in 2024. The period change was +4.5%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 122.46B EUR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027162.69B EUR
2026158.67B EUR
2025153.78B EUR
2024147.16B EUR
2023140.63B EUR
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022131.45B EUR
2021120.27B EUR
2020112.40B EUR
2019110.06B EUR
2018106.38B EUR
2017102.50B EUR
201699.91B EUR
201598.37B EUR
201497.63B EUR
201395.52B EUR
201293.81B EUR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.