Belgium - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Belgium was 159,600,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 159,600,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 67,065,600,000 in 1995.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1995 67,065,600,000
1996 69,819,100,000
1997 71,787,500,000
1998 74,658,600,000
1999 77,629,600,000
2000 80,077,400,000
2001 84,352,200,000
2002 84,875,300,000
2003 90,533,200,000
2004 94,577,100,000
2005 99,471,700,000
2006 103,269,000,000
2007 109,325,000,000
2008 118,029,000,000
2009 123,847,000,000
2010 127,651,000,000
2011 135,553,000,000
2012 140,831,000,000
2013 145,427,000,000
2014 147,611,000,000
2015 141,546,000,000
2016 145,834,000,000
2017 148,329,000,000
2018 154,350,000,000
2019 159,600,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Belgium was 84.61 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 84.61 in 2019, while its lowest value was 69.91 in 1995.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 69.91
1996 70.93
1997 71.67
1998 72.25
1999 73.12
2000 73.26
2001 74.15
2002 74.95
2003 75.65
2004 77.91
2005 73.70
2006 78.24
2007 78.96
2008 79.70
2009 80.51
2010 80.66
2011 80.41
2012 79.43
2013 81.28
2014 81.08
2015 81.67
2016 82.69
2017 83.42
2018 84.16
2019 84.61

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance