Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 14.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium is 14.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium peaked at 15.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Belgium was 14.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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