Belgium - Health Spending 2017
10.94%
+0.04% from 2016
Belgium's health spending was 10.94% in 2017, increased +0.04% from 10.90% in 2016. This was the 180th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Papua New Guinea | 2.23% | -4.3% |
| 2nd | Brunei Darussalam | 2.27% | -10.9% |
| 3rd | Congo, Republic of | 2.36% | -8.8% |
| 4th | Bangladesh | 2.37% | -0.9% |
| 5th | Angola | 2.44% | 2.0% |
| 6th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.44% | 7.0% |
| 7th | Djibouti | 2.48% | -9.6% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 2.53% | 7.0% |
| 9th | Ghana | 2.69% | -20.7% |
| 10th | Gabon | 2.78% | -10.5% |
| 11th | Pakistan | 2.79% | 8.4% |
| 12th | Equatorial Guinea | 2.86% | -3.7% |
| 13th | Vanuatu | 2.88% | -3.6% |
| 14th | Indonesia | 2.90% | -3.9% |
| 15th | India | 2.94% | -16.2% |
| 16th | Kazakhstan | 3.05% | -10.8% |
| 17th | Bhutan | 3.11% | -5.0% |
| 18th | Fiji | 3.19% | -2.8% |
| 19th | Qatar | 3.21% | -9.5% |
| 20th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.25% | -2.2% |
| 21st | Sri Lanka | 3.33% | -7.9% |
| 22nd | Gambia, The | 3.35% | 5.0% |
| 23rd | Mauritania | 3.42% | 7.3% |
| 24th | Chad | 3.51% | -5.3% |
| 25th | Benin | 3.67% | 1.5% |
| 26th | Mali | 3.67% | -2.6% |
| 27th | Malaysia | 3.71% | 0.4% |
| 28th | Nigeria | 3.75% | 2.7% |
| 29th | Cameroon | 3.79% | -5.7% |
| 30th | Haiti | 3.82% | -20.5% |
| 31st | Thailand | 3.85% | -2.2% |
| 32nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.91% | 0.6% |
| 33rd | Guinea | 3.92% | -27.5% |
| 34th | Oman | 3.95% | -5.3% |
| 35th | Philippines | 3.96% | 0.1% |
| 36th | Kenya | 3.99% | -16.2% |
| 37th | Uganda | 4.00% | -20.3% |
| 38th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.00% | -4.8% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 4.01% | 2.9% |
| 40th | Tanzania | 4.02% | 1.5% |
| 41st | Azerbaijan | 4.07% | -7.9% |
| 42nd | Iraq | 4.09% | -10.6% |
| 43rd | Eritrea | 4.15% | 11.1% |
| 44th | Monaco | 4.16% | 0.9% |
| 45th | Senegal | 4.16% | -2.2% |
| 46th | Solomon Islands | 4.17% | -8.0% |
| 47th | Türkiye | 4.18% | -2.4% |
| 48th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.23% | 3.3% |
| 49th | Cambodia | 4.27% | -4.9% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 4.30% | -6.9% |
| 51st | Uzbekistan | 4.31% | -8.6% |
| 52nd | Guyana | 4.32% | 7.5% |
| 53rd | Mongolia | 4.34% | -5.3% |
| 54th | Singapore | 4.36% | -0.5% |
| 55th | Dominican Republic | 4.45% | -3.1% |
| 56th | St. Lucia | 4.46% | -1.2% |
| 57th | Seychelles | 4.48% | -5.0% |
| 58th | Cabo Verde | 4.48% | 2.7% |
| 59th | Belize | 4.62% | -3.1% |
| 60th | Kuwait | 4.65% | -1.6% |
| 61st | Grenada | 4.66% | 4.9% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.66% | -5.6% |
| 63rd | Libya | 4.68% | -24.2% |
| 64th | Myanmar | 4.69% | -1.5% |
| 65th | Nepal | 4.72% | -12.9% |
| 66th | Zambia | 4.78% | 7.0% |
| 67th | Madagascar | 4.80% | -9.9% |
| 68th | Peru | 4.81% | -1.7% |
| 69th | China | 4.97% | 1.8% |
| 70th | Morocco | 4.99% | -2.0% |
| 71st | Viet Nam | 4.99% | 2.5% |
| 72nd | Luxembourg | 5.14% | 1.3% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 5.16% | -8.4% |
| 74th | Romania | 5.19% | 2.1% |
| 75th | Comoros | 5.27% | 13.2% |
| 76th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.27% | -2.9% |
| 77th | Mexico | 5.31% | -1.4% |
| 78th | Suriname | 5.32% | -11.2% |
| 79th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.35% | 5.4% |
| 80th | Russian Federation | 5.36% | 1.3% |
| 81st | Rwanda | 5.38% | -9.9% |
| 82nd | Dominica | 5.46% | 6.6% |
| 83rd | Niger | 5.58% | 23.0% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 5.60% | 1.0% |
| 85th | Tonga | 5.63% | 7.7% |
| 86th | Liechtenstein | 5.68% | -2.9% |
| 87th | Belarus | 5.76% | -2.6% |
| 88th | Turkmenistan | 5.82% | 4.2% |
| 89th | Sudan | 5.92% | 4.1% |
| 90th | Algeria | 5.95% | -0.9% |
| 91st | Barbados | 6.00% | -3.1% |
| 92nd | Sierra Leone | 6.01% | -40.3% |
| 93rd | Saudi Arabia | 6.03% | -3.4% |
| 94th | Burkina Faso | 6.12% | 2.8% |
| 95th | Guatemala | 6.14% | 1.1% |
| 96th | Zimbabwe | 6.17% | -14.9% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 6.19% | -1.0% |
| 98th | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.19% | -3.5% |
| 99th | Latvia | 6.19% | -2.6% |
| 100th | North Macedonia | 6.44% | 0.9% |
| 101st | Lithuania | 6.44% | -3.1% |
| 102nd | Estonia | 6.47% | -1.6% |
| 103rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.49% | -5.0% |
| 104th | Albania | 6.50% | -2.2% |
| 105th | Togo | 6.50% | -1.3% |
| 106th | Poland | 6.54% | -0.2% |
| 107th | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.57% | 1.4% |
| 108th | Bahamas, The | 6.60% | 16.8% |
| 109th | Paraguay | 6.61% | -1.0% |
| 110th | Cyprus | 6.62% | -0.5% |
| 111th | Croatia | 6.63% | -1.0% |
| 112th | Botswana | 6.63% | 14.9% |
| 113th | Central African Republic | 6.67% | 22.4% |
| 114th | Hungary | 6.73% | -3.4% |
| 115th | Slovak Republic | 6.73% | -4.6% |
| 116th | Korea | 6.80% | 2.5% |
| 117th | Timor-Leste | 6.80% | -2.0% |
| 118th | Tajikistan | 6.85% | -1.6% |
| 119th | Ireland | 6.92% | -5.7% |
| 120th | Burundi | 6.95% | -1.5% |
| 121st | Eswatini | 6.98% | 2.4% |
| 122nd | Jamaica | 6.98% | 6.0% |
| 123rd | Guinea-Bissau | 7.00% | -15.9% |
| 124th | Honduras | 7.01% | -9.1% |
| 125th | Costa Rica | 7.05% | -3.7% |
| 126th | Andorra | 7.07% | 1.9% |
| 127th | Jordan | 7.11% | 1.9% |
| 128th | Moldova | 7.13% | -6.5% |
| 129th | Panama | 7.16% | 1.0% |
| 130th | Israel | 7.17% | 1.0% |
| 131st | Czechia | 7.24% | -1.1% |
| 132nd | Ukraine | 7.45% | -1.4% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 7.47% | -1.8% |
| 134th | Bulgaria | 7.50% | 0.5% |
| 135th | Ecuador | 7.52% | -0.8% |
| 136th | Malawi | 7.58% | -1.8% |
| 137th | Colombia | 7.68% | 2.0% |
| 138th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.72% | -1.1% |
| 139th | Lebanon | 7.80% | -1.5% |
| 140th | Mozambique | 7.81% | 8.2% |
| 141st | Serbia | 7.90% | -3.1% |
| 142nd | South Africa | 7.98% | -1.3% |
| 143rd | Montenegro | 7.98% | -7.5% |
| 144th | Greece | 8.11% | -4.0% |
| 145th | Yemen, Republic of | 8.15% | 5.6% |
| 146th | Slovenia | 8.26% | -3.6% |
| 147th | San Marino | 8.26% | -1.9% |
| 148th | Malta | 8.31% | -4.4% |
| 149th | Iceland | 8.32% | 2.1% |
| 150th | Nicaragua | 8.33% | 3.5% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 8.42% | -3.3% |
| 152nd | New Zealand | 8.62% | -1.7% |
| 153rd | Italy | 8.69% | -0.3% |
| 154th | Georgia | 8.70% | -4.1% |
| 155th | Namibia | 8.71% | -6.5% |
| 156th | Uruguay | 8.72% | 0.9% |
| 157th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.82% | -3.5% |
| 158th | Spain | 9.02% | 1.6% |
| 159th | Chile | 9.09% | 6.2% |
| 160th | West Bank and Gaza | 9.12% | 1.3% |
| 161st | Maldives | 9.15% | -10.6% |
| 162nd | Finland | 9.19% | -2.8% |
| 163rd | Portugal | 9.33% | -0.8% |
| 164th | Brazil | 9.47% | 3.3% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 9.68% | 7.1% |
| 166th | United Kingdom | 9.70% | -1.7% |
| 167th | European Union | 9.85% | -0.4% |
| 168th | Liberia | 9.91% | 0.3% |
| 169th | Netherlands | 9.94% | 0.5% |
| 170th | Australia | 10.11% | 0.2% |
| 171st | Denmark | 10.11% | -1.6% |
| 172nd | Norway | 10.23% | -2.9% |
| 173rd | Argentina | 10.26% | 2.1% |
| 174th | Armenia | 10.36% | 4.1% |
| 175th | Lesotho | 10.53% | 14.5% |
| 176th | Austria | 10.57% | 0.5% |
| 177th | Japan | 10.66% | 0.0% |
| 178th | Palau | 10.90% | 8.9% |
| 179th | Canada | 10.92% | -1.2% |
| 180th | Belgium | 10.94% | 0.4% |
| 181st | Sweden | 10.95% | -0.1% |
| 182nd | Germany | 11.05% | 0.7% |
| 183rd | Switzerland | 11.37% | 1.5% |
| 184th | France | 11.45% | -1.0% |
| 185th | Cuba | 11.47% | -6.1% |
| 186th | Nauru | 11.49% | 4.9% |
| 187th | Marshall Islands | 12.02% | -17.8% |
| 188th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.41% | -7.0% |
| 189th | Afghanistan | 12.62% | 6.8% |
| 190th | United States | 16.64% | -0.3% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 22.11% | - |
| 192nd | Tuvalu | 24.46% | 33.5% |
FAQ
What was Belgium's health spending in 2017?▾
Belgium's health spending in 2017 was 10.94%. This ranked 180th globally.
How did Belgium's health spending change in 2017?▾
Belgium's health spending increased by 0.4% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2017?▾
Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2017 at 24.46%.
What is the health spending of Belgium in 2017?▾
The health spending of Belgium in 2017 was 10.94%. This ranked 180th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Belgium's health spending?▾
Belgium's health spending went from 10.90% in 2016 to 10.94% in 2017, a 0.4% increase.
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