Country comparison Belgium vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.16%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202640
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/202611.38%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046º
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 [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9M
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4M
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7M
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.6M
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024387chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412º
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585
Suicide rate [+]202313.41
Number of homicides [+]2021125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557
Generation GWh [+]202377,357
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388
Belgium
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros