Austria vs Belgium: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Austria
0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium
0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Austria rank
152nd
Belgium rank
153rd

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
00.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0023 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 152nd and Belgium ranks 153rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0875 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6355 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.548 current LCU per US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.4362 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4427 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP Belgium
2000s 0.4488 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4358 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.013 current LCU per US$ of GDP Austria
2010s 0.4178 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4415 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0236 current LCU per US$ of GDP Belgium
2020s 0.4922 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4908 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 0.4857 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Austria and Belgium?
0.0023 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Austria ranks 152nd and Belgium ranks 153rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.