BE · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
29.0
Belgium, 2017
▼ 1.4% vs 2016 (29.4)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 29.0.
Belgium accounts for 103.8% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Belgium ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.0% (from 29.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.8%
EU-27: 27.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098