Country comparison Barbados vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.16%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4002/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
11.38%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€26,650.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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