{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Belgium Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Belgium's Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 11.1 % of GDP in 2024, +0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Belgium","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Belgium Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2024)","value":"11.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":9.22},{"period":"2006","value":9.13},{"period":"2007","value":9.13},{"period":"2008","value":9.6},{"period":"2009","value":10.54},{"period":"2010","value":10.41},{"period":"2011","value":10.41},{"period":"2012","value":10.58},{"period":"2013","value":10.63},{"period":"2014","value":10.62},{"period":"2015","value":10.88},{"period":"2016","value":10.88},{"period":"2017","value":10.93},{"period":"2018","value":10.98},{"period":"2019","value":10.85},{"period":"2020","value":11.45},{"period":"2021","value":11.28},{"period":"2022","value":10.8},{"period":"2023","value":10.79},{"period":"2024","value":11.07}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks current health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Belgium from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and OECD benchmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 11.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.1 in 2007. The latest reading of 11.1 in 2024 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}