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Belgium — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Belgium's government consumption reading was 24% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 23.7% of GDP in 2024 was +0.21 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 23.5% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
202723.9 % of GDP
202624 % of GDP
202524 % of GDP
202423.7 % of GDP
202323.4 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2012
202223.4 % of GDP
202123.8 % of GDP
202024.2 % of GDP
201923 % of GDP
201823.2 % of GDP
201723.1 % of GDP
201623.3 % of GDP
201523.7 % of GDP
201424.1 % of GDP
201324.2 % of GDP
201224.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.