Country comparison Sweden vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.5%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,390Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€593,698Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$670,867Mchart$725,326M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€55,620chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$63,363chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€152,353Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174.4chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,168.7chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,051chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaAa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20268.0%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,481.62026NMW [+]
€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]03/06/202610.6930
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20269.2000chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20262.70%chart3.32%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/2026-17chart4503/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/20266.65%chart3.07%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.1%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.2%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.8%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€184,635.0Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$208,633.9Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202531.10%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€177,981.1Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$201,115.1Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202529.98%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€6,653.9Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$7,518.8Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20251.12%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.9%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202515.6%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2024126,661chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024169,524chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202629,301chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20262,785,050chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,767.45chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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