Country comparison Netherlands vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q416,190Kchart13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,134,115Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,227,544Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€63,030chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$68,393chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€292,758Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024491,585chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024532,082chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.30%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€27,397chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$29,654chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,084chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,915chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024497,420.0chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024538,397.5chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202145,023.3chart31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202156,695.0chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.02%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202388,304,812,000.0chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202395,483,993,215.6chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.92%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,361.6chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,691.3chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.39%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.90%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€27,722chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,006chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,568chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,049chart$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,958chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,361chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€915chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$994chart$6672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025AaaAa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/20/2015AAAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020AAAAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202379chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20194ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202419.5chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202477ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20248ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]April 20253.8%chart5.9%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.6%chart5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4362Kchart319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,278.3chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,193.0chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$67,344chart$64,1052023Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,782chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/20250.8933chart0.893305/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/16/20252.80%chart3.12%05/16/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]05/16/202522chart5405/16/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/20255.95%chart4.29%05/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20254.1%chart2.6%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20254.1%chart3.1%April 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20250.8%chart3.2%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202042ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 20252.3%chart-2.2%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024730,352chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202221.73chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017157,280chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021589.33chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202338.7%chart44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€851,325.8Mchart€495,054.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$922,144.4Mchart$535,836.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202475.12%chart80.63%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€752,322.4Mchart€475,375.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$814,314.0Mchart$514,537.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202466.34%chart77.42%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€99,003.3Mchart€19,678.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$107,830.4Mchart$21,299.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.78%chart3.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20250.5%chart1.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20156ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023432chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.20‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.50‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%chart11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202317,942,942chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.946chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.90chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,969chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202310.97chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023125chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202424
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023108,141chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023118,736chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202422,986chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20248,640,008chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,281.06chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,182chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Netherlands
Belgium