Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Belgium in 2023 — 10.8%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2023 10.8% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 19of 192
Period maximum 11.46%2020
Period minimum 8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium, 2000–20237891011122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8%2001: 8.15%2002: 8.32%2003: 9.19%2004: 9.35%2005: 9.25%2006: 9.13%2007: 9.14%2008: 9.6%2009: 10.54%2010: 10.41%2011: 10.41%2012: 10.59%2013: 10.64%2014: 10.62%2015: 10.88%2016: 10.9%2017: 10.94%2018: 10.99%2019: 10.86%2020: 11.46%2021: 11.29%2022: 10.74%2023: 10.8%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Belgium 10.8%
World 10.06%
Western Europe computed 11.34%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.8 +0.06 pp
2022 10.74 −0.55 pp
2021 11.29 −0.17 pp
2020 11.46 +0.6 pp
2019 10.86 −0.14 pp
2018 10.99 +0.05 pp
2017 10.94 +0.04 pp
2016 10.9 +0.01 pp
2015 10.88 +0.26 pp
2014 10.62 −0.02 pp
2013 10.64 +0.05 pp
2012 10.59 +0.17 pp
2011 10.41 −0 pp
2010 10.41 −0.13 pp
2009 10.54 +0.94 pp
2008 9.6 +0.46 pp
2007 9.14 +0.01 pp
2006 9.13 −0.12 pp
2005 9.25 −0.1 pp
2004 9.35 +0.17 pp
2003 9.19 +0.87 pp
2002 8.32 +0.17 pp
2001 8.15 +0.15 pp
2000 8

Western Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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