Belgium (2024)
1.8
% of current health expenditure
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Belgium Preventive Care Expenditure Share (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of current health expenditure YoY Change
2024 1.8 -0.2pp
2023 2 -0.7pp
2022 2.7 -0.3pp
2021 3 +1.1pp
2020 1.9 +0.3pp
2019 1.6 +0.1pp
2018 1.5 unchanged
2017 1.5 unchanged
2016 1.5 -0.2pp
2015 1.7 -0.2pp
2014 1.9 +0.1pp
2013 1.8 +0.1pp
2012 1.7 unchanged
2011 1.7 unchanged
2010 1.7 -0.1pp
2009 1.8 +0.2pp
2008 1.6 -0.2pp
2007 1.8 unchanged
2006 1.8 unchanged
2005 1.8 n/a

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 1.8 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 1.5 in 2017 to 3 in 2021.

This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to preventive care 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 preventive care 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 3 % of current health expenditure in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.5 in 2017. The latest reading of 1.8 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2pp.