Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium

Belgium: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 12,233 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
12,233
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
12,233
in 2023
All-time low
3,595
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium, 1990–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200620231990: 3.6k1991: 3.8k1992: 4.0k1993: 4.5k1994: 4.5k1995: 4.9k1996: 5.0k1997: 5.3k1998: 5.3k1999: 5.4k2000: 5.2k2001: 5.4k2002: 5.6k2003: 5.9k2004: 6.1k2005: 6.3k2006: 6.6k2007: 7.2k2008: 7.4k2009: 7.9k2010: 8.1k2011: 8.5k2012: 8.3k2013: 8.4k2014: 8.8k2015: 8.7k2016: 8.9k2017: 9.2k2018: 9.4k2019: 9.9k2020: 10.6k2021: 10.7k2022: 11.4k2023: 12.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium stood at 12,233. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium peaked at 12,233 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,595, in 1990.

Belgium ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,633 3,595 5,415 10
2000s 6,366 5,202 7,852 10
2010s 8,818 8,080 9,882 10
2020s 11,224 10,565 12,233 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 8 Austria 14,253 compare
  2. 9 Netherlands 13,496 compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 13,154 compare
  4. 12 Norway 11,945 compare
  5. 13 Denmark 11,491 compare
  6. 14 Finland 9,158 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Belgium was 12,233 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 12,233 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3,595 in 1990.
How does Belgium rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Belgium ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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