Country comparison Israel vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.1%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,402Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€542,378Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$611,645Mchart$725,326M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€54,303chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$61,238chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€143,844Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,564.4chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997.0chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,095chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,262chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025AAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202362chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202479ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202415ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q434Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,687.0chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,624.9chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]03/06/20263.5756
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/20263.0770chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.32%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4503/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/202620.91%chart3.07%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20261.8%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202035ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.9%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024453chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20223.70chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022148chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202418
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7
Consumption GWh [+]202467,140chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202476,736chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202612,707chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,841,699chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,272.23chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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