Country comparison Iraq vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.2%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,531K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€257,631Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$278,771Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,801chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,277chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,015M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,692chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,513chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.46%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,600chart€54,1512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,813chart$58,4552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,674chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,550chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.14%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024110,467.8chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024119,532.2chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20167,168.8chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20167,933.0chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201614.00%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,393.4chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20236,913.2chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.18%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,072.7chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,571.0chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.87%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.88%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,399chart€28,1752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,596chart$30,4202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016€198chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016$219chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€142chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$153chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€137chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$148chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/16/2020B-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202323chart732023Corruption Index [+]
22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.6chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2022131ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$266.7chart$2,394.82025NMW [+]
€2,112.02025NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.855301/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.28%01/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4801/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
0%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020172ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.2%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201951,103chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.86chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020111.96chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20150%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2013892,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€91,694.4Mchart€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$99,149.2Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202336.62%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€60,877.1Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$65,826.4Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202324.31%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€30,817.4Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$20,433.1Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202312.31%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.6%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201587ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024106chart3882024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024151ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,034.9chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.87%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.93%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202325.73‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017193.5chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.13‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.25chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202317.5%chart11.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202446,042,015chart11,900,1232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020365,766chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,077,976chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.673chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021154ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.32chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,109chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.95chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20143,029chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201410.08chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.30chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,423
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021145,019.0
Consumption GWh [+]202373,521chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023150,291chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202525,375chart34,33912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,465,545chart4,904,27612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/02/20237,944,775chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025551.13chart2,885.6012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/02/202319,557,364chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Iraq
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