BE · 2023 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2023
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
28.9
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.9% vs 2022 (28.7)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP increased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 28.9.
Belgium accounts for 103.9% of the EU-27 total of 27.8.
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 grown by 0.6% (from 28.8 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
103.9%
EU-27: 27.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098