Country comparison Belgium vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,531Kchart19,765K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,370chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,015Mchart€6,722,008M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,316.6chart864,454.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,911.2chart931,924.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart9.06%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€621chart€2,5652023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$2,7742023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAAA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-AAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20256.4%chart4.4%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€1,108.62025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.173112/12/2025Euro / United States dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20250.8524
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/12/20253.35%chart4.19%12/12/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]12/12/202549chart13312/12/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/202516.92%chart14.48%12/11/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart3.0%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.6%chart2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.8%chart2.7%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.2%chart-1.1%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart2,766,945November 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart49.01November 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 2025-0.2%chart4.3%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024388chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/202534,339chart1,228,28911/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20254,903,108chart103,436,82911/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20252,885.60chart3,611.5311/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
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