Country comparison Euro zone vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q411,223Kchart13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,155,591Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,404,109Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,040chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$47,882chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€3,844,933Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023235,169.2chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023254,191.5chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.22%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€670chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$742chart$6672023Defence 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%chart5.9%February 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$2,150.52025NMW [+]
€2,070.02025NMW [+]
$64,1052023Average Wage [+]
€59,2852023Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/22/20250.8714chart0.871404/22/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.05%04/22/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
6104/22/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/22/20251.97%chart-0.61%04/22/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.9%March 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]March 20252.2%chart3.6%March 2025HICP [+]
3.9%February 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
46º2020Doing Business [+]
3.1%February 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
44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€493,834.5M2024Exports [+]
$534,516.6M2024Exports [+]
80.43%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€474,605.1M2024Imports [+]
$513,703.1M2024Imports [+]
77.30%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€19,229.4M2024Trade balance [+]
$20,813.5M2024Trade balance [+]
3.13%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0%February 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart3852023Density [+]
16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20228.57‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202211.19‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.45chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9422022HDI [+]
12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202281.70chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
1,7962022Suicides [+]
15.272022Suicide rate [+]
1252021Number of homicides [+]
1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros
Belgium