BE · 2017 · tps00103
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2017
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
12.5
Belgium, 2017
▲ 0.9% vs 2016 (12.4)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP increased by 0.9% compared to 2016, reaching 12.5.
Belgium accounts for 98.5% of the EU-27 total of 12.7.
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 5.1% (from 11.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00103, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
98.5%
EU-27: 12.7
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00103