Country comparison United Kingdom vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q112,901Kchart13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,257Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,643,834Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€49,172chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$53,195chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€883,724Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,584chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,775chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$53,859chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,375.0chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021143,452.9chart31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021159,294.1chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.23%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023275,293,454,741.9chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022283,563.2chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202220.67%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202370,592.8chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202376,323.3chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.15%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,655chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,432chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,132chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$2,524chart$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,058chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,183chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,031chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,115chart$6672023Defence 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 [+]February 20254.5%chart5.9%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$2,470.6chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,230.9chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2023€49,521chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]05/21/20250.8446
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/21/20250.7456chart0.883305/21/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/21/20254.81%chart3.16%05/21/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]05/21/2025214chart5005/21/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/21/20257.51%chart6.07%05/21/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20253.5%chart2.6%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%chart3.1%April 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%chart3.2%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/08/20254.25%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%chart-2.2%March 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 [+]2021637.25chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart44.1%2023Tax 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€495,054.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$535,836.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart80.63%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€475,375.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$514,537.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart77.42%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€19,678.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$21,299.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart3.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%chart1.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023281chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,500,000chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
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 [+]202381.24chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20205,524chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20208.20chart15.272022Suicide 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 [+]2024595
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,166chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,364chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024232,112chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202424,974,629chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20243,388.50chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Belgium