Austria vs Belgium: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Austria
8.5%
in 2023
Belgium
8.0%
in 2023
Austria rank
10th
Belgium rank
13th
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8.5% against 8.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 0.6% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 8.5% against 8.0% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.5%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 13th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare 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
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.