Government health spending as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Belgium, 1880–2025
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government health spending as a share of gdp in Belgium is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 8.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.1% | — |
| 1890 | 0.1% | +83.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +6194.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Belgium was 8.2% in 2025, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1880.
- How does Belgium rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government health spending as a share of 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 OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.