Belgium vs Palau: Current health expenditure
Belgium
10.8%
in 2023
Palau
10.9%
in 2023
Belgium rank
19th
Palau rank
18th
Current health expenditure over time
- Belgium
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 10.9% against 10.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Palau ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 13.4% | 2.3% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Belgium or Palau?
- Palau, at 10.9% against 10.8% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Belgium and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Palau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Palau rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Palau ranks 18th 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.