Country comparison Belgium vs Netherlands

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143Kchart16,190K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€1,134,115M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$1,227,544M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€63,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$68,3932024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312Mchart€292,758M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart491,5852024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart532,0822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart43.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€27,3972024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$29,6542024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-10,0842024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-10,9152024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart497,420.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart538,397.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart45,023.32021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart56,695.02021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart11.02%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart88,304,812,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart95,483,993,215.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart15.92%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart16,361.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart17,691.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart3.39%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart43.90%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€27,7222024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$30,0062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€2,5682021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$3,0492021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€4,9582023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$5,3612023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€9152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$9942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aaa02/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAAA11/20/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AAA04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart792023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart4º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart19.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart77º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart8º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%chart3.8%April 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart3.6%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart362K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$2,278.32025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€2,193.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105chart$67,3442023Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/20250.8933chart0.893305/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/16/20253.12%chart2.80%05/16/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]05/16/202554chart2205/16/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/20254.29%chart5.95%05/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%chart4.1%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20253.1%chart4.1%April 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%chart0.8%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart42º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%chart2.3%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart730,352December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart21.73December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart157,2802017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart589.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart38.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart21.00%10/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart51.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart16,063,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€851,325.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$922,144.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart75.12%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€752,322.4M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$814,314.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart66.34%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€99,003.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$107,830.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart8.78%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%chart0.5%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart6º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023385chart4322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.432023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart12.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart17,942,9422023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart2,358,3332020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart970,4032020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart28º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart81.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart1,9692023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart10.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart1252023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart7.092023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
242024Annual crude oil production [+]
137.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart108,1412023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart118,7362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart22,98608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart8,640,00808/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart1,281.0608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart39,764,18209/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Netherlands