Country comparison Belgium vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638K
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,036chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/09/20260.8654
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/09/20263.32%
Risk Premium [+]03/09/202645
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/09/20262.24%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart6,0832024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart9872024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202634,339chart7,99802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,906,789chart235,21402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,889.64chart184.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Afghanistan