Country comparison China vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,327,917Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,743,802Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,304chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,314chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,303,863chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202416,559,622chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202488.32%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,867chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,759chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,272,421chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,376,830chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.34%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,708,691.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,177,118.3chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023675,907.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023712,019.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.91%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023573,436.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023620,062.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.37%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024296,532.1chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024320,762.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.95%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,054chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,386chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€479
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$519
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€403
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$436
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€211chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$228chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/26/2025A1
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017A+
Fitch Rating [+]11/19/2019A+
Corruption Index [+]202342
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201928º
Fragile States Index [+]202464.4
RTI Raking [+]202490º
Innovation Ranking [+]202411º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q44.1%
NMW [+]2024$271.8
NMW [+]2024€245.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201734º
Markets
Euro / Chinese yuan [+]01/23/20268.1778
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20266.9633chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20264.22%chart2.72%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20240.2%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/20/20253.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201946º
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20233.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202326,062,824
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202321.35
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,160,966
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020225.22
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202013.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20207,967,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,125,177.6M
Exports [+]2023$3,379,254.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202318.50%
Imports [+]2023€2,364,343.8M
Imports [+]2023$2,556,565.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202314.00%
Trade balance [+]2023€760,833.8M
Trade balance [+]2023$823,222.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.50%
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 202310.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201552º
Density [+]2024147chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202489º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201763,859.7
% Immigrant [+]20200.07%
% Emigrant [+]20200.74%
Birth Rate [+]20236.39‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,827.8
Crude death rate [+]20237.87‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.00chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20200%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,408,280,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,039,675
Emigrant stock [+]202010,461,170
HDI [+]20220.788
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024106º
Life expectancy [+]202377.95chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015138,622
Suicide rate [+]201510.02
Number of homicides [+]20207,157
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.50
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.24
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,234
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202126,022.6
Consumption GWh [+]20238,920,321
Generation GWh [+]20239,259,055
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025122,398
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202599,381,761
Fully vaccinated [+]04/20/20231,284,479,600
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202586.91
Doses administered [+]04/20/20233,516,880,600
China
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros