Country comparison Belgium vs Switzerland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638Kchart25,648K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€925,875M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$1,043,530M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€102,2952025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,037chart$115,5912025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072Mchart€232,137M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€35,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$38,8912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4chart43,954.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart47,540.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6chart69,255.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart6,434.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart6,962.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart2.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€32,1572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$33,0852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016chart€4,9302023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209chart$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€7142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$7512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart87º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart1º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.4%chart5.1%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.4%chart5.0%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4352Kchart256K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$5,011.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€4,548.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.904103/16/2026Euro / Swiss francs [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712chart0.787603/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/16/20263.41%chart0.37%03/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/16/202647chart-25703/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/20261.76%chart-2.72%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart0.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart0.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.9%chart-1.5%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart36º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.0%chart-10.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€490,446.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$554,194.6M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart52.97%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€442,364.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$499,863.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart47.78%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.6Mchart€48,081.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$54,331.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart5.19%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%chart-1.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart2192024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart6º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.292024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart9,051,0292024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9672022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart84.202024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,0232023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.34chart11.482023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart532023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart56,3782024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart75,0662024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202634,339chart14,17002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20264,907,118chart4,491,53402/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20262,889.64chart1,565.5702/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
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