Country comparison Belgium vs Lebanon

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,538K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AASD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/19/20263.28%
Risk Premium [+]01/19/202644
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20264.17%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart14.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024388chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,339chart10,94712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,904,520chart1,239,90412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,885.60chart1,885.4812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Lebanon