Belgium vs Denmark: Public social spending as share of GDP

Belgium

28.6%

in 2024

Denmark

26.4%

in 2024

Belgium rank

4th

Denmark rank

7th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Belgium currently reports 28.6% against 26.4% in Denmark, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 7th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.