Country comparison Belgium vs Australia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart14,654K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€1,659,335M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$1,833,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€60,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$65,5292024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€401,520M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart841,5352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart910,5872024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart50.72%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€30,7132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$33,2332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-37,3302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-40,3932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart646,226.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart699,253.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart82,829.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart85,543.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart12.65%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart126,435,864,268.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart136,006.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart21.01%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart31,258.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart34,545.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart4.96%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart38.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€23,5852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$25,5202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3,1472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$3,3172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€4,6482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$5,1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€1,1412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1,2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aaa10/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAAA06/06/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AAA05/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart752023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart16º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart19.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart65º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart23º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%chart4.1%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart575K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$2,497.82025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€2,407.82025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$63,8642017Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€61,9312024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart20º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.688002/06/2026Euro / Australian dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart1.440102/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.26%chart4.81%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202641chart19602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20269.47%chart-0.06%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart3.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%chart3.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.85%02/04/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart14º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart753,256December 2021Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart40.73December 2021Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart98,6322017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart738.342020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart29.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart47.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart9,465,9002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€343,362.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$371,278.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart21.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€265,797.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$287,406.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart16.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€77,565.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$83,126.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart4.82%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%chart4.9%June 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart17º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart19º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,940.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart29.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart2.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart10.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart16,887.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart6.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart13.4%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart27,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart7,685,8602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart598,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart24º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart83.052023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart3,2142023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart12.102023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart2262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.852023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart14.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2702024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,446.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart256,0462023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart269,2362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202634,339chart25,23601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,904,652chart11,861,16101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart21,648,82403/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,885.60chart921.0201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart69,686,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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