Country comparison Ireland vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202512.3%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q428,891Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€638,683Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$721,699Mchart$725,326M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€116,770chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$132,668chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€157,165Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.6chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.7%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/20260.8650chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20263.19%chart3.32%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/202633chart4603/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-4.18%chart3.07%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-6.9%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202540.96%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202522.07%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.4Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202518.89%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.0%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202433,404chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202430,580chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,771chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,765,889chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,796.17chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Belgium