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Belgium - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 20.61

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

Latest value

20.61 (2024)

Global rank

##3 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.9%

Growth since 2017

1.06×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#9#32020 overtook Austria2023 overtook Italy
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Belgium climbed from #9 to #3 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Belgium ↓

Key Events — Belgium

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Austria in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Italy in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202419.2320.321.3622.43
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