Belgium vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: GERD as a percentage of GDP
Belgium
3.3%
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America
2.5%
in 2023
Belgium rank
6th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
8th
GERD as a percentage of GDP over time
- Belgium
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.3% against 2.5% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 8th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, Belgium or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Belgium, at 3.3% against 2.5% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between Belgium and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 0.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 6th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 8th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release