Country comparison Euro zone vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart13,538K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€54,1512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$58,4552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€28,1752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$30,4202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
732023Corruption Index [+]
22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart6.4%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,394.82025NMW [+]
€2,112.02025NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.28%01/19/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4601/19/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.98%chart5.49%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.6%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart3882024Density [+]
16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart11.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart11,900,1232024Population [+]
2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9422022HDI [+]
12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
1,5852023Suicides [+]
13.412023Suicide rate [+]
1252021Number of homicides [+]
1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
34,33912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
4,904,52012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
2,885.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
Belgium