Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium
Belgium: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 10.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.8
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 195 countries
All-time high
11.46
in 2020
All-time low
8
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.8 for total healthcare expenditure gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium peaked at 11.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2000.
That places Belgium 20th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 8.15 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.32 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.19 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.35 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.25 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.13 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.14 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.54 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.41 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.41 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.59 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.64 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.62 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.88 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.94 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.99 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.86 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.46 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 11.29 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.74 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8 | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.81, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.59, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.07 | 8 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 | 10.41 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.07 | 10.74 | 11.46 | 4 |
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 total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Belgium was 10.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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