Country comparison Belgium vs France

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143Kchart10,841K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$3,162,079M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$46,2042024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312Mchart€742,225M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart3,305,2872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart3,577,5762024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart113.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€48,2752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$52,2522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-169,5722024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-183,5412024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart1,670,208.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart1,807,799.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart131,424.62021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart160,704.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart8.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart265,699,968,000.02022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart249,068.32022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart15.25%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart58,040.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart62,757.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart3.57%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart57.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€24,3942024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$26,4042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€1,9362021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$2,2982021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€3,9112022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$3,6702022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€8502023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$9212023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA-05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%chart7.3%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart7.4%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart2,314K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$1,872.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/23/20250.8849chart0.884905/23/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/23/20253.12%chart3.27%05/23/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]05/23/202554chart7005/23/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/23/20254.09%chart4.79%05/23/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%chart0.8%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20253.1%chart0.9%April 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%chart-0.6%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%chart0.3%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart45.4%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€590,868.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$639,544.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart20.23%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€693,526.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$750,659.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart23.74%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-102,657.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-111,114.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%chart1.4%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023385chart1252023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.60‰2022Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart68,467,3622023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart83.002023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart9,2372022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart13.532022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart8872023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart415,5422023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart501,9252023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart168,09108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart38,997,49008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart53,192,47807/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart2,455.0508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart154,493,26607/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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