Belgium - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Belgium was 76.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 77.32 in 2017, while its lowest value was 73.72 in 2002.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 74.53
2001 75.33
2002 73.72
2003 73.77
2004 74.68
2005 74.48
2006 74.31
2007 73.92
2008 75.49
2009 76.05
2010 76.03
2011 76.10
2012 76.56
2013 76.11
2014 76.33
2015 75.91
2016 77.23
2017 77.32
2018 76.82
2019 76.78

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Belgium was 8.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 8.34 in 2017, while its lowest value was 5.96 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 5.96
2001 6.14
2002 6.13
2003 6.79
2004 7.00
2005 6.90
2006 6.81
2007 6.78
2008 7.27
2009 7.88
2010 7.78
2011 7.91
2012 8.04
2013 8.04
2014 8.09
2015 7.92
2016 8.32
2017 8.34
2018 8.27
2019 8.18

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Belgium was 15.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 16.02 in 2017, while its lowest value was 12.07 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 12.07
2001 12.43
2002 12.29
2003 13.31
2004 14.18
2005 13.30
2006 13.95
2007 13.95
2008 14.32
2009 14.40
2010 14.44
2011 14.30
2012 14.24
2013 14.33
2014 14.54
2015 14.74
2016 15.66
2017 16.02
2018 15.84
2019 15.71

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Belgium was 3,808 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,944 in 2018 and 1,379 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,379
2001 1,416
2002 1,537
2003 2,086
2004 2,484
2005 2,547
2006 2,644
2007 3,015
2008 3,526
2009 3,539
2010 3,455
2011 3,762
2012 3,603
2013 3,766
2014 3,872
2015 3,258
2016 3,502
2017 3,693
2018 3,944
2019 3,808

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Belgium was 4,489 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,489 in 2019 and 1,659 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,659
2001 1,772
2002 1,861
2003 2,103
2004 2,247
2005 2,296
2006 2,405
2007 2,500
2008 2,765
2009 2,987
2010 3,118
2011 3,249
2012 3,411
2013 3,517
2014 3,642
2015 3,670
2016 4,051
2017 4,214
2018 4,366
2019 4,489

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems