Country comparison Belgium vs Kuwait

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143K
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€151,367M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$163,716M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€30,8082023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$33,3212023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart4,7922023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart5,1832023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart3.17%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€9752023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$1,0552023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart39,7712023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart43,0162023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart26.28%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart73,736.22023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart79,751.62023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart6,374.52020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart7,275.02020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart11.91%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart6,465.02022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart6,807.72022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart9.40%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart7,410.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart8,015.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart9.45%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart48.71%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€15,0082023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$16,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€1,4702020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$1,6782020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€1,4092022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$1,4832022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€1,5082023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$1,6312023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3A105/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA+07/15/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA-01/27/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart46º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart49.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart128º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart71º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20255.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319K
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$243.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€222.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105
Average Wage [+]2023€59,285
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart96º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.348204/28/2025Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/28/20250.8804chart0.306604/28/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]04/29/20253.09%
Risk Premium [+]04/29/202558
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/28/20251.60%chart7.95%04/28/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.9%
HICP [+]March 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]February 20253.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart83º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]February 20253.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart112,969December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart26.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart478.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart85,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€77,666.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$83,980.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart51.31%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€34,671.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$37,490.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart22.91%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€42,994.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$48,030.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart28.40%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]February 20250%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2023385chart2762023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart25º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart4.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart71.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart4.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.73‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart11,733.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart2.61‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart2.092022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%
Population [+]202311,817,096chart4,913,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart3,110,1592020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart212,2712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.8472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart131º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart80.262022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart1542015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart3.922015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart112020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.252020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart24.902023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,5802024Annual crude oil production [+]
101,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart78,0472023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart85,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart2,57008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart667,29008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart3,346,17611/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart523.1008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart8,261,22111/26/2023Doses administered [+]
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