Country comparison Belgium vs Ethiopia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart7.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€138,344M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$149,740M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€1,0752024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$1,1642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart57,2192023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart61,8872023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart38.74%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€4452023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$4812023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-3,8392023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-4,1532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.60%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart15,983.02023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart17,286.92023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart3,178.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart3,440.72024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart16.70%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart900.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart981.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart5.68%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart899.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart974.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart6.91%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart10.82%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€1242023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$1342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€252024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$272024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$82023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€72024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$82024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-CCC-12/20/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart126º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart98.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart25º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart130º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$24.92011NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€19.12011NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart127º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
131.136809/25/2024Euro / Birr [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart120.302309/25/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/17/20263.13%
Risk Premium [+]02/17/202640
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/202611.08%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart15.00%07/10/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart159º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart1.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart897,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€3,344.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$3,616.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart2.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€16,543.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$17,888.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart11.20%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€-13,199.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$-14,272.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-8.94%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024387chart1132023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart144º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart815.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart1.09%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.95%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart31.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart13.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart3.992023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart33.1%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart128,691,6922023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart1,085,5172020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart946,1292020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.4922022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart79º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart67.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart8,3482015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart9.372015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart8,1532012Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart8.512012Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart0.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
0.42021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart12,2982023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart18,2542023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart7,57401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart501,32401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart43,653,01005/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart58.8501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart68,856,79005/28/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Ethiopia