Belgium vs Luxembourg: Health spending per capita
Belgium
6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Luxembourg
6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Belgium rank
8th
Luxembourg rank
7th
Health spending per capita over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices in Belgium, a difference of 35 international-$ in 2020 prices.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,015 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,602 international-$ in 2020 prices | 413.13 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2,379 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,062 international-$ in 2020 prices | 316.64 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3,333 international-$ in 2020 prices | 3,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 174.85 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4,623 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,098 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,475 international-$ in 2020 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 5,702 international-$ in 2020 prices | 5,519 international-$ in 2020 prices | 182.75 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6,250 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,186 international-$ in 2020 prices | 64.1 international-$ in 2020 prices | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 6,496 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,461 international-$ in 2020 prices in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 35 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Health expenditure in total divided by population.