Country comparison United Kingdom vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%chart6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/12/20260.8711
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.7326chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20264.42%chart3.15%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026167chart4102/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20265.39%chart11.62%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%chart-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€26,650.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%chart0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026232,112chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,107,983chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,400.16chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Belgium