Country comparison Belgium vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.4%chart2.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
182.520002/12/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.8422chart153.100002/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/12/20263.18%chart2.23%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/12/202641chart-5302/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/202611.62%chart13.58%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%chart2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart33.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%
Population [+]202411,883,495chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
32024Annual crude oil production [+]
44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart74,69401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart33,803,57201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart602.9101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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