Belgium
Tax-to-GDP Ratio: 42.6% (+6.9% vs OECD Average)
Data year: 2024
Fiscal Balance
Deficit -4.4% of GDP
Gross Debt 103.6% of GDP
Budget Flow
Revenue Spending
Tax Revenue Breakdown
Total: 42.6% GDP
Compared to OECD Average
Tax Burden by Income Level
Tax Wedge by Income Level
Single, no children
Who Pays?
% of total tax revenue
67% of avg wage (low income) 47.2%
100% of avg wage (median) 52.6%
167% of avg wage (high income) 57.4%
Government Spending Breakdown
Social Protection
19.9% #4/16
Old Age / Retirement
10.2% #6/14
Sickness & Disability
3.9% #4/14
Family & Children
2.2% #8/14
Survivors
1.4% #2/14
Social Exclusion
1.2% #5/14
Unemployment
1.1% #7/14
Housing Assistance
0.2% #10/13
Other Social Protection
0.2% #10/14
Health
7.8% #9/17
Hospital Services
3.8% #6/14
Outpatient Services
3.1% #5/14
Medical Products & Equipment
0.8% #7/14
Public Health Services
0.2% #11/14
General Public Services
6.7% #3/17
Public Debt Interest
2.3% #3/14
Executive & Legislative
2.0% #3/14
Economic Affairs
6.7% #2/17
General Economic & Labour
3.0% #1/14
Transport
2.8% #5/14
Education
6.3% #4/17
Secondary
2.4% #2/14
Pre-primary & Primary
2.0% #5/14
Tertiary
1.0% #8/14
Public Order & Safety
1.7% #6/17
Recreation, Culture & Religion
1.2% #8/17
Environmental Protection
1.2% #2/16
Defence
0.9% #14/17
Military Defence
1.1% #8/12
Housing & Community
0.4% #16/17
% of GDP
vs others
Q1–Q3 median Belgium
What does the spending achieve?
Health Spending vs Life Expectancy
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Education Spending vs PISA Score
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Life Expectancy 82.4 years
Infant Mortality 3 per 1,000 births
PISA Average Score 486