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Belgium General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Belgium › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Belgium indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Belgium , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Belgium in year 2010 is 53.398 %

This makes Belgium No. 9 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Belgium is 19.10 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Belgium was 54.14 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Belgium in 2010 was or will be 1.37% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Belgium was or will be 53.05 %, which is 0.65% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Belgium, in other Years
Year %
  2016 53.21
  2015 53.077
  2014 53.08
  2013 53.078
  2012 53.06
  2011 53.052
2010 53.398
  2009 54.137
  2008 50.146
  2007 48.404
  2006 48.571
  2005 52.139
  2004 49.326
  2003 51.046
  2002 49.776
  2001 49.131
  2000 49.1
  1999 50.175
  1998 50.388
  1997 51.22
  1996 52.457
  1995 52.171
  1994 52.643
  1993 54.958
  1992 53.792
  1991 53.52
  1990 52.32
  1989 52.212
  1988 53.771
  1987 55.662
  1986 57.526
  1985 58.346
  1984 59.022
  1983 62.116
  1982 59.545
  1981 61.415
  1980 54.773