Country comparison Belgium vs Iraq

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-0.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€257,631M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$278,771M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€5,8012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$6,2772024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart119,6922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart129,5132024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart46.46%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€2,6552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$2,8732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-10,6742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-11,5502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-4.14%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart110,467.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart119,532.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart7,168.82016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart7,933.02016Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart14.00%2016Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart6,393.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart6,913.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart6.18%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart6,072.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart6,571.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart4.87%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart42.88%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€2,4512024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$2,6522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€1982016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$2192016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$1532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€1372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-B-04/16/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart88.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart131º2022Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$266.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/11/20263.21%
Risk Premium [+]02/11/202641
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/202610.76%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart172º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart51,103December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart1.86December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart111.962020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart0%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart892,0002013Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€91,694.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$99,149.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart36.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€60,877.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$65,826.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart24.31%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€30,817.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$20,433.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart12.31%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart87º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart1042023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart151º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,034.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.87%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart4.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart25.73‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart193.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart4.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart3.252023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart17.5%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart45,074,0492023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart365,7662020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart2,077,9762020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.6732022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart154º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart72.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,1092015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart2.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart3,0292014Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart10.082014Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart4.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,4232024Annual crude oil production [+]
145,019.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart73,5212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart150,2912023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart25,37501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart2,465,54501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart7,944,77501/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart562.9601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart19,557,36401/02/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Iraq