BE · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
30.1
Belgium, 2021
▼ 7.2% vs 2020 (32.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 7.2% compared to 2020, reaching 30.1.
Belgium accounts for 101.0% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.6% (from 29.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.0%
EU-27: 29.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098