Country comparison Belgium vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q213,434Kchart4,882K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€353,633M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$382,566M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,370chart€18,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$20,2102024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€159,872Mchart€92,937M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€10,1892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$11,5522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart14,118,906,341.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart13,344.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart11.16%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,316.6chart5,189.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,911.2chart5,612.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart4.37%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€8,0912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$8,0312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$7012022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€621chart€2722023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$2972023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AABBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.9%chart5.9%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q25.8%chart6.0%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2319Kchart490K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$906.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€799.82025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
5.084711/14/2025Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/14/20250.8585chart4.376811/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/14/20253.24%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/202554
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/14/202518.06%chart40.19%11/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20252.0%chart9.8%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20252.5%chart8.6%September 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20251.5%chart6.9%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20251.9%chart0.4%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€92,674.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$100,308.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart26.21%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€126,131.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$136,521.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart35.67%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-33,457.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-36,213.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-9.46%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 2025-0.8%chart-2.0%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024388chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.542023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart19.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart19,036,0312024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart76.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart1,7012022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart9.042022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart44,6002023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart53,4352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202534,339chart69,03909/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,900,224chart3,596,78709/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20252,885.60chart3,626.7509/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Belgium
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