Country comparison Afghanistan vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20232.3%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,531K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€15,947Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$17,248Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€378chart€52,3702024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$409chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,015M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,316chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,424chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20238.26%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€31chart€54,1512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$34chart$58,4552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-218chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-235chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.37%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,705.7chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,926.5chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2019541.8chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2019606.6chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.88%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202337.4chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202340.5chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20231.46%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021220.5chart7,316.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021261.0chart7,911.22023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.50%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202316.97%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€64chart€28,1752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$69chart$30,4202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€14chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$16chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€6chart€6212023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$7chart$6672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart732023Corruption Index [+]
22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024103.9chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20241ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.8%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
319K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2020$71.6chart$2,394.82025NMW [+]
€2,112.02025NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.858712/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.31%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
5112/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
17.94%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%November 2025HICP [+]
0.8%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020173ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
1.9%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201546.59chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€814.8Mchart€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$881.0Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.11%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,558.1Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,010.0Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.85%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,743.4Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,161.0Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-29.74%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.2%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201596ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202466chart3882024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024160ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017409.5chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.37%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.02%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202335.44‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017181.6chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.80‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.84chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201947.1%chart11.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202443,373,000chart11,900,1232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020144,098chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20205,853,838chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.462chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023146ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.04chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,796chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.32chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20211,613chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20214.03chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.21chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,468chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023973chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20257,998chart34,33911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025235,214chart4,902,91211/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202318,370,386chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/2025184.40chart2,885.6011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202322,964,750chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Afghanistan
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