Country comparison Belgium vs Cuba

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,538K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€460,994M2021Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$545,218M2021Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€41,4482021GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$49,0212021GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart43,268.32021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart51,173.42021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart16.96%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart58,216.62021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart68,852.72021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart19.98%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart2,436.72018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart2,877.62018Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3,8902021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$4,6012021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€5,2342021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$6,1912021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€2172018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$2562018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Ca11/18/2021Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart59.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart36º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20263.31%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/202641
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20264.69%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart2,280December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart0.27December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart42.572015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart18.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart1,613,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€1,793.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$1,939.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart0.36%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€9,210.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$9,959.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart1.55%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-7,417.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-6,980.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-1.19%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024388chart1002024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart98º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart15.72%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart63.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart10.15‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.442023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%
Population [+]202411,900,123chart10,979,7832024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart3,0242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart1,757,3002020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7642022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart39º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart78.092023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,6002015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart14.192015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart5002019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart4.462019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart1.922023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
282024Annual crude oil production [+]
124.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart11,9512023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart15,3032023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,339chart8,53012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,904,520chart1,113,83212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart10,053,65804/12/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,885.60chart776.8812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart45,995,74804/12/2024Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Cuba
  • Capital: Havana
  • Population: 10,979,783
  • Surface Area: 109,880 km2
  • Currency: Cuban pesos
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, OAS, UN