Country comparison Saudi Arabia vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2019Q46,168Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,145,787Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,254,141Mchart$725,328M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€32,458chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$35,122chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2019Q4€185,443Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024299,657chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024324,245chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.15%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,489chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$9,185chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-28,511chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,850chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.49%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024338,792.0chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024366,591.5chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202350,484.8chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202354,603.3chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202415.64%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202343,666.5chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202347,216.6chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.69%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202483,620.7chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202491,528.5chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202422.31%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.57%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,598chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,385chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€1,498chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,620chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,313chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,419chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,369chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,563chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024Aa3Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/14/2025A+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/05/2023A+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202352chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201936ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202463.2chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024130ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202447ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q33.7%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2016Q2699Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,066.7chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€971.2chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201782ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Saudi riyals [+]03/10/20264.3654
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20263.7500chart0.859003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.36%03/11/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4303/11/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/20263.95%chart4.11%03/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]July 20252.1%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202063ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
11.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023645,723chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202322.51chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.36chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]07/01/202015.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,638,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€295,957.1Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$320,018.4Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.27%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€191,380.6Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$206,939.8Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.99%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€104,576.6Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$111,227.3Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20239.28%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202416chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024102ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017286.5chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202042.64%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.95%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.42‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746,724.6chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202435,300,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,454,842chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020299,268chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.875chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024126ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.73chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,057chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.55chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019285chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.94chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202317.15chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,232
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021258,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024398,367chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024438,146chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,646chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026841,469chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/25/202325,433,940chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026273.26chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/25/202368,534,630chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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