Country comparison Switzerland vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q425,648Kchart13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€925,875Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$1,046,220Mchart$725,326M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€102,295chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$115,591chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€232,137Mchart€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,942chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,891chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202343,954.2chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255.0chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,434.8chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,157chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,085chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,930chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€714chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025AaaAa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.1%chart6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]03/06/20260.9045
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20260.7803chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20260.38%chart3.32%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/2026-248chart4503/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-1.15%chart3.07%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.2%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-1.5%chart0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-10.0%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€490,446.4Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$554,194.6Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202552.97%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€442,364.7Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$499,863.3Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202547.78%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€48,081.7Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$54,331.4Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20255.19%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2026-1.0%chart0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.29chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,051,029chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202456,378chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202475,066chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202614,170chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,491,241chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,565.57chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
Belgium