Belgium vs Pacific island small states: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Belgium
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 10.8% against 5.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 4.9% | 5.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 6.3% | 4.8% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Belgium or Pacific island small states?
- Belgium, at 10.8% against 5.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 5.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Pacific island small states rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Pacific island small states ranks 21st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.