Country comparison Belgium vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart13,571K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€4,470,480M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$5,051,567M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€53,5202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$60,4422025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€1,134,224M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%chart3.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$2,753.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€2,343.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.16%chart2.76%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202640
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/202611.38%chart2.36%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%chart-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€1,562,326.7M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€1,365,906.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.6Mchart€196,420.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%chart1.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart16.1%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
292024Annual crude oil production [+]
115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart174,97901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart38,437,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart2,093.6201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
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