Country comparison Canada vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,261Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,073,496Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,270,076Mchart$725,326M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,396chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,531chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€505,905Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,307,846chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,497,217chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024111.30%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€55,931chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$60,521chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,760chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-45,187chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.01%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024927,170.9chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,003,249.9chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202391,139.7chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202399,629.5chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.22%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024164,386.0chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024177,921.1chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.76%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202427,225.7chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202429,806.9chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.08%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.72%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€22,470chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,314chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,280chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,466chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,981chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,477chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€662chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$716chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/02/2024AaaAa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/29/2002AAAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]06/24/2020AA+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202376chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201914ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202453ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202414ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.5%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q16.9%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q11,547Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,994.5chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,921.4chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$39,792chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€56,082chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201714ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Canadian dollars [+]03/06/20261.5782
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20261.3677chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/07/20263.41%chart3.32%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/202653chart4503/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/20262.20%chart3.07%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.3%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20265.4%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/29/20252.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202023ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024247,205chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202446.50chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,553,026chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020704.42chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.9%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20085.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202253.5%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,824,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€526,161.9Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$568,938.9Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.18%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€527,590.9Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$570,484.1Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.26%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,429.0Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,161.8Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.07%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20227.3%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20155ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20254chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202411ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,340.4chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.17%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.40%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.80‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,559.0chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.10‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202541,651,653chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,049,323chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,292,329chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.935chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202436ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.65chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,589chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20229.20chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023778chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.98chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.91chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,776
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021170,300.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024573,185chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024611,345chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202655,282chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,819,055chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/02/202331,762,130chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,327.25chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/24/2024102,877,160chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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