Health · Belgium
Yearly data from 2000 to 2023, from the World Bank.
Belgium's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 21.51% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.96 percentage points from 20.55% in 2013.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.51% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 19.37% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 20.55% | 2013 |
| Highest | 21.65% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 18.94% | 2016 |
| Average since 2014 | 20.01% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 20.2% | 2000 |
Over five years it is up 2.14 percentage points from 19.37% in 2018. Since 2000 it is up 1.31 percentage points from 20.2% in 2000.
In 2023, Belgium's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 0.1 percentage points on 2022 (from 21.41% to 21.51%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.79 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.71 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.3 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.22 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 50% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2023, Belgium had the 114th highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 21.51% | 2023 |
| World | 17.33% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 16.5% | 2023 |
| High income | 13.35% | 2023 |
Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.51 |
| 2022 | 21.41 |
| 2021 | 20.34 |
| 2020 | 19.3 |
| 2019 | 20.6 |
| 2018 | 19.37 |
| 2017 | 19.13 |
| 2016 | 18.94 |
| 2015 | 19.44 |
| 2014 | 20.01 |
| 2013 | 20.55 |
| 2012 | 20.43 |
| 2011 | 20.56 |
| 2010 | 21.37 |
| 2009 | 21.65 |
| 2008 | 19.95 |
| 2007 | 20.61 |
| 2006 | 20.25 |
| 2005 | 20.25 |
| 2004 | 20.17 |
| 2003 | 20.96 |
| 2002 | 20.85 |
| 2001 | 19.57 |
| 2000 | 20.2 |
Every indicator for Belgium is on the Belgium data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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