Belgium (2024)
12.6
% of current health expenditure
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Belgium Pharmaceutical and Medical Goods Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 12.6 +0.3pp
2023 12.3 +0.2pp
2022 12.1 +0.4pp
2021 11.7 -0.3pp
2020 12 -0.8pp
2019 12.8 +0.1pp
2018 12.7 -0.5pp
2017 13.2 -0.5pp
2016 13.7 -0.1pp
2015 13.8 -0.3pp
2014 14.1 -0.2pp
2013 14.3 -0.1pp
2012 14.4 -0.9pp
2011 15.3 -0.2pp
2010 15.5 -0.2pp
2009 15.7 -0.9pp
2008 16.6 -1.6pp
2007 18.2 +0.2pp
2006 18 -0.5pp
2005 18.5 n/a

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 12.6 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 11.7 in 2021 to 18.5 in 2005.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Belgium.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to pharmaceuticals and medical goods in Belgium. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at 18.5 % of current health expenditure in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.7 in 2021. The latest reading of 12.6 in 2024 represents a change of +0.3pp.