BE · 2021 · tps00108
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2021
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
13.6
Belgium, 2021
▼ 11.0% vs 2020 (15.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP decreased by 11.0% compared to 2020, reaching 13.6.
Belgium accounts for 105.5% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.
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 grown by 19.6% (from 11.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00108, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.5%
EU-27: 12.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00108