Country comparison Malta vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20254.0%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q411,085Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€24,577Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$27,772Mchart$725,328M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€42,160chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$48,362chart$61,0372025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€6,366Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022847.5chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199.2chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.4chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,593chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,716chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.4%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q43.4%chart6.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q412Kchart352K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€994.0chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712chart0.871203/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.37%03/17/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4503/17/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20266.15%chart1.76%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.4%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20265.7%chart4.0%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€3,365.5Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$3,803.0Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202513.69%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€8,123.4Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$9,179.3Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202533.05%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-4,758.1Mchart€26,650.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-5,376.3Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-19.36%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.5%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20240.90‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.01chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.10‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.00chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.61chart13.342023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20242,922chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20242,120chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20261,119chart34,33902/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026125,286chart4,907,11802/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,948.63chart2,889.6402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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