Public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium
Belgium: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 7.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.96
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
8.73
in 2020
All-time low
5.96
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 7.96 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium peaked at 8.73 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 2000.
That places Belgium 13th 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.96 | — |
| 2001 | 6.14 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.13 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.79 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 6.99 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.81 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.77 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.27 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.84 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.77 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.83 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.99 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.03 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.27 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.32 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.33 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.08 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.73 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 8.49 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.94 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 7.96 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 | 5.96 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1 | 7.77 | 8.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 | 7.94 | 8.73 | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Belgium was 7.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending 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 healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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