Country comparison Belgium vs Syria

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart-1.2%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638K
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€18,490M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$19,993M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€7842023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,036chart$8472023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart12,0832009Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart16,8352009Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart31.21%2009Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€5732009Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$7982009Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-1,1202009Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-1,5602009Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-2.89%2009Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart10,352.82009Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart14,424.22009Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4chart1,986.12009Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart2,776.02009Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%chart19.18%2009Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6chart108.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1chart117.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart7.71%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart1,835.62010Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart2,435.42010Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart13.62%2010Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart5.25%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€4912009Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$6842009Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016chart€942009Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209chart$1312009Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€862010Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1142010Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AA
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart132023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart98º2012Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart108.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart134º2013Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.4%chart8.8%2010Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4352Kchart485K2010Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$3.92022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20263.47%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/202649
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20261.37%
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 [+]202046ºchart176º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart11,428December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart0.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart466.022020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart22.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart5,070,0002011Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€6,227.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$6,733.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart33.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€5,513.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$5,961.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart29.82%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€713.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$-1,830.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart3.86%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024387chart1272023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart157º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,622.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart4.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart40.18%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart22.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart417.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart5.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart2.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart35.2%2007% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart23,594,6232023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart868,7112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart8,457,2142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.5572022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart152º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart72.122023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart4952015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.34chart2.552015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart1492018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.882018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart1.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
542024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart18,8382024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart24,8902024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202634,339chart3,16302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,906,789chart57,42302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart2,358,36504/18/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,889.64chart134.0602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart5,090,63004/18/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Syria