Unemployment

6.9%

0.6

Unemployment

8.8%

-0.4

Unemployment

9.6%

-1.5

Unemployment

2.8%

0.2

Rate

4.50%

0.25

CPI

6.7%

-0.1

CPI

11.4%

-0.4

CPI

5.5%

-0.5

  1. Countries data: Demographic and economy

Country comparison Belgium vs Lesotho

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2023Q212,150K
Annual GDP [+]2022€549,456Mchart€2,425M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$582,210Mchart$2,553M2022Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€46,990chart€1,0632022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$50,114chart$1,1192022GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2023Q2€142,816M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022577,640chart1,3632022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022608,255chart1,4362022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2022105.10%chart57.91%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€49,144chart€5972022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$51,749chart$6292022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-21,345chart-792022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-22,476chart-842022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-3.90%chart-3.37%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022294,217.9chart1,125.72022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022309,811.4chart1,186.32022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]201829,357.5chart187.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]201834,685.7chart221.92021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201812.22%chart13.66%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202246,064,855,000.0chart118.42017Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202248,506,292,315.0chart133.72017Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201715.31%chart11.82%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20215,436.3chart27.72021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20216,431.3chart32.82021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20211.91%chart3.04%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202253.50%chart47.84%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€25,031chart€4932022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$26,358chart$5202022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018€2,569chart€822021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018$3,043chart$972021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€3,965chart€582017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,175chart$662017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€469chart€122021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$557chart$142021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-B08/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202273chart372022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart131º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]201829.7chart80.12018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]09/28/2018111º
Innovation Ranking [+]201825ºchart118º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20235.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q25.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q2285K
NMW [+]2023$2,085.3chart$99.12022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2023€1,955.0
Average Wage [+]2022$58,264
Average Wage [+]2022€55,332
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart124º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]09/26/20230.9430
10-Year Bond Yield [+]09/26/20233.46%
Risk Premium [+]09/26/202365
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]09/26/2023-4.27%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 20234.1%
HICP [+]August 20232.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]July 2023-12.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/20/20234.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart122º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]July 2023-4.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022366,333
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.72
Motor vehicle production [+]2022276,554
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202145.3%chart20.1%2020Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20199,343,324chart1,173,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2022€604,126.0Mchart€889.6M2021Exports [+]
Exports [+]2022$636,144.7Mchart$1,052.1M2021Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]2022109.95%chart41.29%2021Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2022€592,913.7Mchart€1,773.8M2021Imports [+]
Imports [+]2022$624,338.1Mchart$2,097.8M2021Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]2022107.91%chart82.32%2021Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2022€11,212.4Mchart€-884.1M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2022$11,806.6Mchart$-1,045.7M2021Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20222.04%chart-41.04%2021Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]July 2023-5.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2022385chart752021Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202222ºchart100º2022Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart414.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20229.80‰chart26.11‰2021Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart1.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202210.00‰chart14.19‰2021Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20211.60chart3.022021Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202213.2%chart49.7%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202211,754,004chart2,281,4542021Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart12,0602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart202,1642020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.937chart0.5142021HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202214ºchart87º2022Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202281.80chart53.062021Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20201,764chart2212015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202015.13chart11.092015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart8972015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart43.562015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20218.22chart0.282021CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202183,413chart9022021Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202194,864chart5012021Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/21/202334,339chart70609/21/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/21/20234,812,396chart34,49009/21/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/17/20239,168,769chart938,08803/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/21/20232,921.47chart309.4509/21/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/17/202329,636,742chart1,339,09703/19/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Lesotho