Current health expenditure in Belgium
Belgium: Current health expenditure was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Belgium is 10.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Belgium peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Belgium 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 17 Kiribati 10.9% compare
- 18 Palau 10.9% compare
- 20 Japan 10.7% compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 10.7% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 10.7% compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.8903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Belgium?
- Current health expenditure in Belgium was 10.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for current health expenditure?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.