Country comparison Belgium vs Netherlands

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart1.9%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638Kchart16,654K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€1,179,660M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$1,332,992M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€65,2102025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,036chart$73,8742025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072Mchart€300,507M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart491,0552024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart531,9222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart43.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€27,2142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$29,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-10,6062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-11,4762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart498,516.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart539,421.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4chart51,471.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart54,202.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart11.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6chart94,379.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1chart102,153.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart15.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart21,511.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart23,283.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart4.34%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart44.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€27,6282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$29,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016chart€2,9082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209chart$3,0842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€5,2602024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$5,6932024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€1,1952024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1,2972024Defence 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 [+]January 20266.4%chart4.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.4%chart3.9%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4352Kchart395K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$2,696.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€2,295.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$71,2012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20263.47%chart3.08%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/13/202649chart1003/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20261.37%chart6.40%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart2.5%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.9%chart-1.7%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart42º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.0%chart2.9%January 2026IPI 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) [+]202444.5%chart39.1%2024Tax 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 [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€875,772.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$989,605.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart74.24%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€770,431.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$870,572.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart65.31%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€105,340.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$119,033.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart8.93%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%chart0.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart6º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart4342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.432024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart13.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart18,044,0272024Population [+]
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 [+]202482.40chart81.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,9462024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.34chart10.782024Suicide 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 [+]202479,016chart110,2972024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart119,5462024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202634,339chart22,98602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,906,789chart8,656,98902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,889.64chart1,273.8802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart39,764,18409/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Netherlands