Government spending in Belgium
Government spending in Belgium was equal to 54.4% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Belgium, 2025
54.4%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
4th of 30
Government spending in Belgium over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.4%p (provisional) | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 54.5%b (break in time series) | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | 47.4% |
Flags: b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 54.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.9%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Government debt
108.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
44.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
8.0%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
6.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
20.4%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat