Country comparison Belgium vs Taiwan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.0%chart4.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,638K
Annual GDP [+]2025€641,893Mchart€736,565M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$725,328Mchart$797,004M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,920chart€31,4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,036chart$34,0602024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€162,072M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart194,0562024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart209,9792024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart26.35%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€8,2932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$8,9732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-10,6802024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-11,5572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-1.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart131,123.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart141,882.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,228.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.01%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart17.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€5,6042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$6,0632024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,016
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,209
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa304/30/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA+04/29/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA09/10/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart672023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart12º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart126º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.7%2021Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart440K2021Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$894.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€819.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º
Markets
33.424310/30/2020Euro / New Taiwan dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20260.8590chart31.800003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/10/20263.24%
Risk Premium [+]03/10/202638
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/20264.11%chart12.45%03/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
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%chart2.00%03/22/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart15º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart372,800December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart18.53December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart285,9622023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart347.752020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart5.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart11,864,1052019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€503,249.9Mchart€399,830.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$568,662.3Mchart$432,336.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202578.40%chart57.10%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€476,599.4Mchart€331,970.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$538,547.8Mchart$358,959.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202574.25%chart47.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,650.5Mchart€67,859.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,114.5Mchart$73,376.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20254.15%chart9.69%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024387chart6502024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart43º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%
Population [+]202411,883,495chart23,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412º
Life expectancy [+]202482.40
Suicides [+]20231,585
Suicide rate [+]202313.41
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart1922015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.822015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart11.682023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
2.42021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202479,016chart278,0262024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202472,375chart285,4812024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202634,339chart17,67203/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,906,789chart9,970,93703/09/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart20,793,08809/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,889.64chart759.6003/09/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart68,158,99009/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Taiwan
  • Capital: Taipei
  • Population: 23,400,000
  • Surface Area: 35,980 km2
  • Currency: New Taiwan dollars (1 EUR=33.4243 TWD)
  • Religion: Mostly Syncretic Religions
  • Belongs to: IMF