Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Belgium
20.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
20.5%
in 2023
Belgium rank
75th
Netherlands rank
76th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 20.6% against 20.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 17.4% | 4.1% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 15.0% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 19.3% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.6% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 19.1% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 20.3% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 20.6% against 20.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.