Belgium vs France: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
153rd
France rank
151st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4834 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0234 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 153rd and France ranks 151st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6355 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1052 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 0.4358 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 0.4415 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 0.4908 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
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, Belgium or France?
- France, at 0.5068 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 Belgium and France?
- 0.0234 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 153rd and France ranks 151st 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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About this data
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.