Country comparison Belgium vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,538Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$1,418.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€1,368.22025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,723.200001/23/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart1,472.800001/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20263.31%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/202641
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20264.69%chart18.41%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024388chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%
Population [+]202411,900,123chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,339chart35,93412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,904,520chart34,571,87312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,885.60chart694.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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