Country comparison Belgium vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€6,214M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$6,721M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€22,0092023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$23,8052023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart6,9142024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart7,4812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€24,4872024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$26,4972024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart1,978.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart2,140.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart318.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart236.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart13.60%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart157.22022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart165.62022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart8.74%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€7,0082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$7,5832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€1,1282023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$1,2202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€5572022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$5862022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAB11/05/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/20250.8933
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/16/20253.12%
Risk Premium [+]05/16/202553
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/20254.29%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%
HICP [+]April 20253.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2023385chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%
Population [+]202311,817,096chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart432022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart15.232022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart59308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart108,58208/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart2,100.3308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
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