Country comparison Italy vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.5%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q49,692Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€2,258,049Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$2,551,557Mchart$725,328M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€38,310chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$43,288chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€571,274Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,335chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,459chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,276.8chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456.0chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779.6chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,436.1chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,313.3chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.18%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,817chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,348chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,377chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,451chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€601chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$647chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/21/2025Baa2Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]01/30/2026BBB+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBBAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202356chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202471ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202426ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20265.1%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q45.5%chart6.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q41,403Kchart352K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$2,481.62026NMW [+]
€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20263.80%chart3.47%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/13/202683chart4903/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-1.40%chart1.37%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.2%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.1%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202058ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-0.6%chart4.0%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€643,054.9Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$726,639.2Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202528.48%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€592,309.6Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$669,298.0Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202526.23%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€50,745.3Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$57,341.2Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20252.25%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20260.3%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024195chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.30‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.18chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20242.90‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202518.6%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202458,943,464chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.906chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,821chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20236.35chart13.342023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023338chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202485
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9
Consumption GWh [+]2024290,279chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024258,845chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026198,523chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202626,969,821chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,368.02chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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