BE · 2021 · tps00103
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
Belgium, 2021
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
12.7
Belgium, 2021
▼ 6.4% vs 2020 (13.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP decreased by 6.4% compared to 2020, reaching 12.7.
Belgium accounts for 99.2% of the EU-27 total of 12.8.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.3% (from 12.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00103, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
99.2%
EU-27: 12.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00103