Public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium
Belgium: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium is 8.22, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium peaked at 8.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1880.
That places Belgium 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.06 | — |
| 1890 | 0.11 | +83.3% |
| 1900 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 0.18 | +50.0% |
| 1920 | 0.21 | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 0.09 | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 5.67 | +6194.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.5 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.77 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.11 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.79 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.83 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.94 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.97 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.15 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.14 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.78 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 6.99 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.89 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.77 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.26 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.84 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 7.77 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.83 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.99 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.03 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.26 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.3 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.32 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.07 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.71 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.48 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.99 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.88 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.13 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8.22 | +1.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +6194.4% | 0.09 | 5.67 |
| 1890 | +83.3% | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| 1930 | -57.1% | 0.21 | 0.09 |
| 1910 | +50.0% | 0.12 | 0.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.79 | 5.5 | 6.11 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.76 | 5.97 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.08 | 7.77 | 8.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 | 7.88 | 8.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Belgium was 8.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1880.
- How does Belgium rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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