Rate

4.50%

0.25

CPI

6.7%

-0.1

CPI

11.4%

-0.4

CPI

5.5%

-0.5

CPI

4.8%

0.6

Unemployment

3.0%

0

Unemployment

6.9%

-0.3

Unemployment

7.5%

-0.8

  1. Countries data: Demographic and economy

Country comparison Belgium vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q212,150Kchart10,373K2023Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022€549,456Mchart€13,360,337M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$582,210Mchart$14,040,894M2022Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€46,990chart€38,7802022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$50,114chart$40,9842022GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q2€142,816Mchart€3,553,882M2023Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022577,640chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022608,255chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2022105.10%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€49,144chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$51,749chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-21,345chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-22,476chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-3.90%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022294,217.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022309,811.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201829,357.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201834,685.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201812.22%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202246,064,855,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202248,506,292,315.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201715.31%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20215,436.3chart185,680.72021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20216,431.3chart218,896.22021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20211.91%chart2.77%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202253.50%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€25,031chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$26,358chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018€2,569
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018$3,043
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€3,965
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,175
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€469chart€5412021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$557chart$6392021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202273
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]201829.7
RTI Raking [+]09/28/2018111º
Innovation Ranking [+]201825º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20235.5%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q25.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q2285K
NMW [+]2023$2,085.3
NMW [+]2023€1,955.0
Average Wage [+]2022$58,264
Average Wage [+]2022€55,332
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]09/22/20230.9392chart0.939209/22/2023US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]09/22/20233.37%
Risk Premium [+]09/22/202364
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]09/22/2023-1.69%chart10.91%09/22/2023Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 20234.1%
HICP [+]August 20232.4%chart5.2%August 2023HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]July 2023-12.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/20/20234.50%chart4.50%09/20/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046º
IPI Year on Year [+]July 2023-4.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022366,333
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.72
Motor vehicle production [+]2022276,554
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202145.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20199,343,324chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2022€604,126.0M
Exports [+]2022$636,144.7M
Exports % GDP [+]2022109.95%
Imports [+]2022€592,913.7M
Imports [+]2022$624,338.1M
Imports % GDP [+]2022107.91%
Trade balance [+]2022€11,212.4M
Trade balance [+]2022$11,806.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20222.04%
Retail Sales YoY [+]July 2023-5.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2022385chart1242019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202222º
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%
Birth Rate [+]20229.80‰chart8.99‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6
Crude death rate [+]202210.00‰chart11.05‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20211.60chart1.502021Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202213.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202211,754,004chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463
HDI [+]20210.937
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202214º
Life expectancy [+]202281.80chart81.712021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20201,764
Suicide rate [+]202015.13
Number of homicides [+]2021125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20218.22
Consumption GWh [+]202183,413
Generation GWh [+]202194,864
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/21/202334,339
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/21/20234,812,396
Fully vaccinated [+]09/17/20239,168,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/21/20232,921.47
Doses administered [+]09/17/202329,636,742
Belgium
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,760,484 km2
  • Currency: Euros