Country comparison Belgium vs Croatia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,531Kchart6,010K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€85,905M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$92,982M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€22,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$24,0252024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€23,286M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart49,2842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart53,3272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart57.40%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€12,7212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$13,7642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-1,6732024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-1,8102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-1.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart41,237.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart44,467.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart3,226.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart3,395.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart10.69%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart4,738,623,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart5,068.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart12.84%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart1,540.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart1,667.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart3.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart48.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€10,6442024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$11,4782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€8372022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$8822022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€1,2292023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$1,3012023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€3982024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$4312024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3A311/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA-09/13/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-BBB+07/13/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart63º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart45.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart8º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart43º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart4.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart75K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$1,099.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€970.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$21,6482024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€20,0002024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart37º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603chart0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20263.28%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202645
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20265.35%chart2.65%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%chart0.1%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart51º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart8.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart125,548December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart13.33December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart521.242021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart38.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart25.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart36.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart15,324,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€24,054.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$26,036.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart28.00%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€43,399.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$46,974.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart50.52%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-19,344.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-20,938.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-22.52%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%chart1.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart61º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024388chart442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart15º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart2,306.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart13.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart26.70%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart1,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart13.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart4.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart20.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart3,874,3502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart528,0562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart1,039,5262020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.8782022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart61º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart79.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart5592023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart14.472023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.672023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart4.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
102024Annual crude oil production [+]
71.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart16,2432023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart16,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202534,339chart18,80312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,904,276chart1,370,37012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart2,251,80911/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,885.60chart4,853.2012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart5,435,96612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Croatia