Country comparison Belgium vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart0.8%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638Kchart10,938K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€2,979,085M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$3,366,316M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€43,3502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,037chart$48,8702025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072Mchart€753,457M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4chart141,308.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6chart284,491.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA+10/17/2025S&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 [+]February 20266.4%chart7.8%February 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.4%chart8.1%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4352Kchart2,554K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€1,823.02026NMW [+]
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 [+]04/10/20260.8539chart0.853904/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]04/10/20263.51%chart3.70%04/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]04/10/202646chart6504/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/10/20268.24%chart1.93%04/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]February 20261.0%chart-2.4%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]February 20267.4%chart-0.5%February 2026IPI 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) [+]202444.5%chart45.2%2024Tax 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 [+]2025€503,738.7Mchart€604,153.6M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$569,214.7Mchart$682,681.5M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.48%chart20.28%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€477,866.7Mchart€697,412.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$539,979.8Mchart$788,061.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.45%chart23.41%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€25,872.0Mchart€-93,258.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$29,234.9Mchart$-105,380.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.03%chart-3.13%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]February 2026-0.3%chart3.3%February 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart1252024Density [+]
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 [+]20249.20‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.612024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
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 [+]202482.40chart83.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.34chart12.992023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart8972024Number 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 [+]
102025Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart409,6822024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart537,2272024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202634,339chart168,20202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20264,907,118chart39,058,71002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20262,889.64chart2,441.8602/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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