Country comparison Belgium vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638K
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,326Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,036chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351K
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20260.8607
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/05/20263.27%
Risk Premium [+]03/05/202642
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/20264.36%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202046º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024387chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%
Population [+]202411,883,495chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412º
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202634,339chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,906,789chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,889.64chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388
Belgium
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN