Country comparison Belgium vs Finland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,538Kchart12,520K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€275,993M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$298,729M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€49,1002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$53,2862024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€70,561M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart227,5472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart245,3042024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart82.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€40,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$43,5252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-12,1562024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-13,1562024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart159,403.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart172,245.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart16,968.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart17,868.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart12.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart23,898,237,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart25,866,973,764.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart15.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart6,347.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart6,870.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart4.05%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart57.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€28,2832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$30,5622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3,0532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$3,2232022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€4,2652024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$4,6162024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€1,1292024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1,2252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa112/13/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA+10/10/2014S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA+01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart872023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart11º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart14.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart31º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart7º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%chart10.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart9.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart265K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$57,2502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€52,8932024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart2º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20260.8519chart0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/22/20263.33%chart3.17%01/22/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/22/202645chart2901/22/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20263.49%chart1.63%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart0.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart1.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%chart1.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart20º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart141,531December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart17.37December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart30,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart577.572021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart42.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart24.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart59.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart2,127,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€72,126.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$78,067.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart26.13%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€74,844.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$81,009.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart27.12%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-2,718.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-2,941.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-0.98%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%chart2.7%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart14º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024388chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart13º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart2.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart821.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart6.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart5.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart7.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart944.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart12.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart5,635,9712024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart386,0522020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart311,8892020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart2º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart7652023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart13.652023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart552023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart5.732023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart77,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart77,9862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,339chart11,46612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,904,520chart1,515,87212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart4,347,11301/09/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,885.60chart2,034.4312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart13,327,12001/09/2024Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Finland