BE · 2022 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2022
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
28.7
Belgium, 2022
▼ 4.8% vs 2021 (30.1)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 4.8% compared to 2021, reaching 28.7.
Belgium accounts for 102.8% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Belgium ranks 6th 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 1.0% (from 29.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
102.8%
EU-27: 27.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098