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Belgium - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.49

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

6.49 (2024)

Global rank

##6 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.2%

Growth since 2017

1×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#11#62023 overtook Hong Kong SAR, China2024 overtook Türkiye
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Belgium climbed from #11 to #6 (overtook Hong Kong SAR, China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Belgium ↓

Key Events — Belgium

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Hong Kong SAR, China in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Türkiye in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220246.336.87.267.73
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