Country comparison Belgium vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143Kchart12,753K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€3,368,257M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$3,643,834M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€49,1722024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$53,1952024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312Mchart€873,604M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart3,409,5842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€49,7752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$53,8592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart1,483,375.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart143,452.92021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart159,294.12021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart11.23%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart275,293,454,741.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart283,563.22022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart20.67%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart70,592.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart76,323.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart5.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€21,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$23,4322024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€2,1322021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$2,5242021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€4,0582023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$4,1832022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€1,0312023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$1,1152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%chart4.5%February 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$2,470.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€2,230.92024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105chart$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€49,5212023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.842705/16/2025Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/20250.8933chart0.752405/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/16/20253.12%chart4.64%05/16/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]05/16/202554chart20505/16/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/20254.29%chart6.26%05/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%chart2.6%March 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20253.1%chart0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%chart0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart4.25%05/08/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%chart-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart637.252021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart35.3%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%chart1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023385chart2812023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart68,500,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart5,5242020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart8.202020Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5952024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart262,1662023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart267,3642023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart232,11208/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart24,974,62908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart3,388.5008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
Belgium
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