Belgium vs Switzerland: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Belgium
8.2%
in 2025
Switzerland
8.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
11th
Switzerland rank
14th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.2% against 8.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 59 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 8.2% against 8.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.