Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Belgium in 2023 — 7.96%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2 pp.

2023 7.96% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 14of 192
Period maximum 8.73%2020
Period minimum 5.96%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium, 2000–2023567892000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.96%2001: 6.14%2002: 6.13%2003: 6.79%2004: 6.99%2005: 6.9%2006: 6.81%2007: 6.77%2008: 7.27%2009: 7.84%2010: 7.77%2011: 7.83%2012: 7.99%2013: 8%2014: 8.03%2015: 8.27%2016: 8.32%2017: 8.32%2018: 8.33%2019: 8.08%2020: 8.73%2021: 8.49%2022: 7.94%2023: 7.96%
Change over the period: +2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 7.96%
World 6.14%
Western Europe computed 7.99%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.96 +0.02 pp
2022 7.94 −0.55 pp
2021 8.49 −0.23 pp
2020 8.73 +0.64 pp
2019 8.08 −0.24 pp
2018 8.33 +0.01 pp
2017 8.32 +0 pp
2016 8.32 +0.05 pp
2015 8.27 +0.23 pp
2014 8.03 +0.04 pp
2013 8 +0.01 pp
2012 7.99 +0.16 pp
2011 7.83 +0.06 pp
2010 7.77 −0.07 pp
2009 7.84 +0.58 pp
2008 7.27 +0.49 pp
2007 6.77 −0.03 pp
2006 6.81 −0.09 pp
2005 6.9 −0.1 pp
2004 6.99 +0.2 pp
2003 6.79 +0.66 pp
2002 6.13 −0.01 pp
2001 6.14 +0.18 pp
2000 5.96

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.