Country comparison Belgium vs China

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€17,327,917M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$18,743,802M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€12,3042024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$13,3142024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart15,303,8632024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart16,559,6222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart88.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€10,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$11,7592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-1,272,4212024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-1,376,8302024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-7.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart5,708,691.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart6,177,118.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart675,907.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart712,019.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart11.91%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart573,436.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart620,062.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart10.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart296,532.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart320,762.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart5.06%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart32.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€4,0542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$4,3862024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€4792023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$5192023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€4032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$4362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€2112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$2282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3A105/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-A+11/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart28º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart64.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart90º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart11º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart4.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$271.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€245.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart34º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
8.183802/06/2026Euro / Chinese yuan [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart6.940302/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.26%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202641
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20269.47%chart2.57%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart0.2%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%chart-1.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.00%05/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart46º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart5.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart26,062,824December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart21.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart30,160,9662023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart225.222020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart20.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart13.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart7,967,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€3,125,177.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$3,379,254.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart18.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€2,364,343.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$2,556,565.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart14.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€760,833.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$823,222.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart4.50%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%chart10.6%March 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart52º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart1472024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart89º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart63,859.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart6.39‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart2,827.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart7.87‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.002023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart0%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart1,408,280,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart1,039,6752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart10,461,1702020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7882022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart106º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart77.952023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart138,6222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart10.022015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart7,1572020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.502020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart9.242023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,2342024Annual crude oil production [+]
26,022.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart8,920,3212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart9,259,0552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202634,339chart122,39801/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20264,904,652chart99,381,76101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart1,284,479,60004/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,885.60chart86.9101/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart3,516,880,60004/20/2023Doses administered [+]
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