Country comparison Spain vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.8%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q48,809Kchart13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€1,685,783Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$1,904,901Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€34,190chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$38,610chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€434,595Mchart€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,620,573chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,753,580chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.60%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,008chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,717chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-51,267chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-54,305chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.22%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024725,001.0chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024782,158.8chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202263,090.7chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202266,329.8chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.88%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024106,331,861,000.0chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024115,091,479,709.2chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.85%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,832.5chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202424,713.5chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.20%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.50%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€14,767chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$15,931chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,320chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,383chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,187chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,367chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€467chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$503chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/26/2025A3Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/12/2025A+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/13/2019A-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202360chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201923ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.0chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202496ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202428ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202510.0%chart6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q49.9%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q42,477Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,622.7chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,381.0chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$34,310chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€31,698chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201744ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/20260.8403chart0.840302/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/12/20263.16%chart3.19%02/12/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/12/202637chart3902/12/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20265.53%chart10.76%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.0%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.0%chart-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202031ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.8%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 20261,149,362chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]January 202627.69chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,451,221chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021629.13chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.1%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]09/01/201221.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202596,770,515chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€392,122.8Mchart€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$424,425.9Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202424.59%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€436,191.0Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$472,124.4Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.36%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-44,068.2Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-47,698.5Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-2.76%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%chart0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201525ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202598chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202423ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.70‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,692.0chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202014.44%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.14%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.49‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,874.0chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.87‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.10chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.57‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202419.7%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202549,337,356chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,842,202chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,489,823chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.911chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202410ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.01chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20243,953chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20248.05chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023331chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.68chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021150.0
Consumption GWh [+]2025256,084chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2025272,199chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026121,880chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202613,980,340chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/202340,739,123chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,470.34chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023119,228,504chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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