Health spending share of GDP in Belgium
Current health spending in Belgium was equal to 10.8% of GDP in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
10.8%
Change from 2022
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
10.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
8.4%
Position in 2023
19th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Belgium over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | 10.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | 9.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | 9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | 9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | 9.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | 9.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | 9.0% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | 8.5% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | 8.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 10.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 10.6%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 10.0%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Health spending share of GDP
11.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Physicians
3.57 per 1,000 people
2022 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat