Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium
Belgium: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 1981
All-time low
11.6%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium peaked at 22.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1950.
Belgium ranks 75th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.6% | — |
| 1951 | 12.5% | +7.7% |
| 1952 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 13.9% | +7.7% |
| 1954 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 1956 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 14.2% | +9.2% |
| 1959 | 14.5% | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 14.9% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.3% | 14.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Belgium was 20.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1950.
- How does Belgium rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.